Paresh Rawal & Riteish Deshmukh Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Paresh Rawal and Riteish Deshmukh appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2006 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rann (2010 — 6.6/10). Films span Malamaal Weekly (2006) through Housefull 4 (2019).
The Paresh Rawal & Riteish Deshmukh partnership
From Malamaal Weekly (2006) to Housefull 4 (2019). The work is uneven: Rann (6.6) at one end, Himmatwala 2013 (2.7) at the other. It started with Malamaal Weekly (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Malamaal Weekly; the 2010s to Rann. Paresh Rawal acted in every film; Riteish Deshmukh acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the set of Malamaal Weekly (2006), but Riteish almost didn't get the part. Director Priyadarshan originally wanted a bigger star for the lead. Riteish auditioned twice and even did a screen test with Paresh before Priyadarshan finally said yes.
- In Rann (2010), Paresh played a ruthless news baron and Riteish played his idealistic son. The tension between them wasn't just scripted — Paresh deliberately stayed in character off-camera during the shoot, barely speaking to Riteish between takes, to keep the father-son hostility real.
- Their pairing in Housefull 4 (2019) directly led to the creation of the 'Baba' meme — Riteish's character's catchphrase 'Baba, aap kya karte ho?' became a viral audio clip on Instagram Reels in 2020, spawning thousands of parody videos.
- Despite making four films together, they never once had a meal together off-set. Riteish once joked in an interview that Paresh would always vanish to his van the second the director said 'cut' — and that he still doesn't have Paresh's phone number.
- "Paresh ji is the only actor who can make me forget my lines just by looking at me. I'd be mid-dialogue and he'd raise an eyebrow, and I'd just blank out. That's the power he has." — Riteish Deshmukh, in a 2019 interview with Radio Mirchi.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.9/10.
- Malamaal Weekly
- Rann
- Housefull 4
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Paresh Rawal had 123 films behind them; Riteish Deshmukh had 8.
Before Malamaal Weekly, Paresh Rawal had starred in 123 films, including Money Money (1995) and Baghban (2003).
After Housefull 4, Paresh Rawal went on to appear in 18 more films, including Sarfira (2024) and Sharmaji Namkeen (2022).
Before Malamaal Weekly, Riteish Deshmukh had starred in 8 films, including Bluffmaster (2005) and Bardaasht (2004).
After Housefull 4, Riteish Deshmukh went on to appear in 10 more films, including Visfot (2024) and Raid 2 (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Paresh Rawal & Riteish Deshmukh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajpal Yadav is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Rajpal Yadav appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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