Arbaaz Khan & Mahesh Manjrekar Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Arbaaz Khan and Mahesh Manjrekar appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 2007 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dabangg (2010 — 6.1/10). Films span Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) through Kaal Trighori (2025).
The Arbaaz Khan & Mahesh Manjrekar partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Dabangg 3 (2019). Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. They didn't share a set between 2011 and 2019.
From Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) to Kaal Trighori (2025). Their most recent film, Kaal Trighori, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Dus Kahaniyaan; the 2020s to Kaal Trighori. Arbaaz Khan acted in every film; Mahesh Manjrekar acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Arbaaz Khan didn't just cast Mahesh Manjrekar in Dabangg — he cast him as the villain after Manjrekar had already directed him in Dus Kahaniyaan. That short film anthology was their first meeting, and Arbaaz liked Manjrekar's no-nonsense style so much that he offered him the role of Chhedi Singh on the spot.
- On the set of Dabangg, Manjrekar would deliberately slow down his dialogue delivery to throw off Salman Khan's rhythm. Arbaaz, as producer, noticed this and asked Manjrekar to keep doing it — because it made Salman react more aggressively on camera, which became the film's signature energy.
- The success of Dabangg directly led to Manjrekar being cast as the main villain in Ready — also produced by Arbaaz. That film, despite mixed reviews, became one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2011, and Manjrekar's comic-timing as Lala was a key reason audiences didn't hate the over-the-top plot.
- Arbaaz and Manjrekar share a Marathi connection that most fans don't know about. Before Hindi films, Manjrekar had already directed Arbaaz in the Marathi play 'Amhi Pachpute' in the early 2000s. That stage experience is why Arbaaz trusted Manjrekar to handle the chaotic set of Dabangg 3 without any supervision.
- Mahesh Manjrekar once said about Arbaaz: 'He is the only producer who let me improvise 70% of my lines in Dabangg. Most producers would have cut that. He trusted my instinct more than the script.'
5 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Dus Kahaniyaan
- Dabangg
- Dabangg 3
- Kaal Trighori
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Dus Kahaniyaan, both already had careers — Arbaaz Khan with 17 films, Mahesh Manjrekar with 20.
Before Dus Kahaniyaan, Arbaaz Khan had starred in 17 films, including Bhagam Bhag (2006) and Malamaal Weekly (2006).
After Kaal Trighori, Arbaaz Khan went on to appear in 2 more films, including बिहू अटैक (2026) and Rosie: The Saffron Chapter (2026).
Before Dus Kahaniyaan, Mahesh Manjrekar had starred in 20 films, including Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005) and Vaastav: The Reality (1999).
After Kaal Trighori, Mahesh Manjrekar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Gandhi Talks (2026) and Nagabandham (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Arbaaz Khan & Mahesh Manjrekar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Salman Khan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Salman Khan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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