Paresh Rawal & Aditya Datt Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Paresh Rawal and Aditya Datt appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2012 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Table No. 21 (2013 — 6.7/10). Films span Will You Marry Me? (2012) through 10 Janpath (2015).
The Paresh Rawal & Aditya Datt partnership
From Will You Marry Me? (2012) to 10 Janpath (2015). It started with Will You Marry Me? (2012).
The shape of the work
Paresh Rawal acted in every film; Aditya Datt directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Aditya Datt cast Paresh Rawal in 'Table No. 21' after seeing him in a play — but Rawal almost said no because the script had a twist ending he thought was too dark. Datt flew to his home and convinced him over chai.
- On 'Will You Marry Me?', Rawal improvised an entire monologue about arranged marriages in the middle of a take. Datt kept the camera rolling and later said that scene became the film's emotional anchor.
- During '10 Janpath', Rawal and Datt had a running bet on who could make the crew laugh first each morning. Rawal won 12 out of 20 shoot days — Datt still owes him a dinner.
- The success of 'Table No. 21' directly led to Datt being offered his next thriller 'Commando 2' — Rawal recommended him to the producers.
- Paresh Rawal once said about Datt: 'He doesn't let me get away with my usual tricks. He pushes me to find a new beat in every scene.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Table No. 21
- Will You Marry Me?
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Aditya Datt's screen credits are with Paresh Rawal. When they first worked together, Paresh Rawal had 156 films behind them; Aditya Datt had 3. After 10 Janpath, Paresh Rawal kept going for 27 more films; Aditya Datt stepped back.
Before Will You Marry Me?, Paresh Rawal had starred in 156 films, including Road to Sangam (2010) and Money Money (1995).
After 10 Janpath, Paresh Rawal went on to appear in 27 more films, including Sarfira (2024) and Uri The Surgical Strike (2019).
Before Will You Marry Me?, Aditya Datt had directed 3 films, including Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005) and Dil Diya Hai (2006).
After 10 Janpath, Aditya Datt went on to direct 1 more film, including Crakk (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Paresh Rawal & Aditya Datt's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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