Paresh Rawal & Rajpal Yadav Movies Together List — 18 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav appeared together in 18 Hindi films between 2002 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007 — 7.2/10). Films span Chor Machaaye Shor (2002) through Welcome to the Jungle (2026).
The Paresh Rawal & Rajpal Yadav partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. 2006 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 24 years, a Paresh–Rajpal film arrived almost every year.
From Chor Machaaye Shor (2002) to Welcome to the Jungle (2026). Their most recent film, Welcome to the Jungle, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Bhool Bhulaiyaa; the 2020s to Dream Girl 2. Paresh Rawal acted in every film; Rajpal Yadav acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in 'Bhagam Bhag' (2006) because Priyadarshan needed a pair of comedians who could play off each other without stepping on the hero's punchlines. Rawal was the established senior, Yadav the hungry newcomer — and the director deliberately kept them in separate scenes until the climax to build anticipation.
- In 'Mere Baap Pehle Aap' (2008), Rawal played the straight man to Yadav's manic energy — but the trick was that Rawal would deliberately pause his dialogue delivery by half a second, forcing Yadav to fill the silence with a stammer or a twitch. That rhythm became their signature.
- Their pairing in 'Housefull 4' (2019) — where they played a bickering father-son duo — directly inspired the casting of the 2023 web series 'Pop Kaun?', where the showrunner admitted he wanted 'that same Rawal-Yadav tension but with a modern twist'.
- On the sets of 'Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal' (2012), Yadav would rehearse his lines in Rawal's vanity van every morning. Rawal never asked him to stop — he said it helped him 'stay sharp' because Yadav's energy forced him to match pace.
- Rajpal Yadav once said in an interview: 'Paresh ji is the only actor who can make me laugh with just a raised eyebrow. I don't need to do anything — I just react to him.'
18 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 10 films together, anchored by Bhool Bhulaiyaa (7.2/10).
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2020s accounted for 4 films, averaging 4.3/10.
- Bhool Bhulaiyaa
- Phir Hera Pheri
- Rann
- Housefull 4
- Dream Girl 2
- Hungama 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
18 films across 24 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
78% of Rajpal Yadav's screen credits are with Paresh Rawal. When they first worked together, Paresh Rawal had 108 films behind them; Rajpal Yadav had 5.
Before Chor Machaaye Shor, Paresh Rawal had starred in 108 films, including Money Money (1995) and Milan (1995).
Before Chor Machaaye Shor, Rajpal Yadav had starred in 5 films, including Shool (1999) and Chandni Bar (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Paresh Rawal & Rajpal Yadav's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manoj Joshi is the through-line — cast on 10 of their 18 films. They worked with the same 12 people again and again — a small repertory company. Manoj Joshi appears alongside them in 10 films — practically a third lead.
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