Paresh Rawal & Manoj Joshi Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Paresh Rawal and Manoj Joshi appeared together in 16 Hindi films between 2005 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007 — 7.2/10). Films span Garam Masala (2005) through Bhooth Bangla (2026).
The Paresh Rawal & Manoj Joshi partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. 2006 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 21 years, a Paresh–Manoj film arrived almost every year.
From Garam Masala (2005) to Bhooth Bangla (2026). Their most recent film, Bhooth Bangla, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Bhool Bhulaiyaa; the 2020s to Shastry Viruddh Shastry. Paresh Rawal acted in every film; Manoj Joshi acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam (2008) was the first time they shared screen space. The director, Sanjay Chhel, specifically paired them because he wanted two actors who could switch between deadpan and manic in the same breath — and both Rawal and Joshi had that exact range from their Gujarati theatre days.
- In Made In China (2019), Rawal played a quirky professor and Joshi played his skeptical friend. The film's funniest scene — where Joshi's character slowly realizes Rawal's 'business idea' is a scam — was entirely improvised. Joshi later said Rawal kept feeding him new lines between takes, and the director just let the camera roll.
- They've known each other since the 1980s, when both were doing Gujarati theatre in Mumbai. Joshi has said in interviews that Rawal was the one who pushed him to audition for Hindi films — and that without that nudge, he might never have left theatre.
- Manoj Joshi on working with Paresh Rawal: 'He doesn't let you settle. You think you've nailed a scene, and then he'll do something with his eyes that makes you completely rethink your performance.' (Interview with The Indian Express, 2019)
- Their pairing in Made In China (2019) was a key reason the film became a sleeper hit. The chemistry between the two veteran actors — especially their bickering-as-friends dynamic — was widely credited by critics for making the film's quirky business plot feel grounded and relatable.
16 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 9 films together, anchored by Bhool Bhulaiyaa (7.2/10).
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 4 films, averaging 4.8/10.
- Bhool Bhulaiyaa
- Phir Hera Pheri
- Made In China
- Will You Marry Me?
- Shastry Viruddh Shastry
- Dream Girl 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
80% of Manoj Joshi's screen credits are with Paresh Rawal. When they first worked together, Paresh Rawal had 119 films behind them; Manoj Joshi had 4.
Before Garam Masala, Paresh Rawal had starred in 119 films, including Money Money (1995) and Baghban (2003).
Before Garam Masala, Manoj Joshi had starred in 4 films, including Dhoom (2004) and Devdas (2002).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Paresh Rawal & Manoj Joshi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajpal Yadav is the through-line — cast on 10 of their 16 films. They worked with the same 7 people again and again — a small repertory company. Rajpal Yadav appears alongside them in 10 films — practically a third lead.
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