Paresh Rawal & Umesh Shukla Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Paresh Rawal and Umesh Shukla appeared together in 6 Hindi films between 1998 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oh My God (2012 — 7.7/10). Films span Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge (1998) through Aankh Micholi (2023).
The Paresh Rawal & Umesh Shukla partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Hindi cinema. From Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge (1998) to Aankh Micholi (2023). The work is uneven: Oh My God (7.7) at one end, Fool n Final (3.4) at the other.
102 Not Out (2018, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Their most recent film, Aankh Micholi, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge; the 2020s to Aankh Micholi. Never on the same side of the camera — Paresh Rawal actor, Umesh Shukla director, across all 6 films. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Umesh Shukla first directed Paresh Rawal in the 1998 flop 'Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge'. That film bombed so badly that it took them 14 years to work together again — until Shukla wrote 'Oh My God' specifically for Rawal's comic timing.
- On the set of 'Oh My God', Shukla let Rawal improvise almost all of Kanjibhai's courtroom dialogues. Rawal would deliver a line, then turn to Shukla and ask, 'Chalega?' — and Shukla would just nod because the crew was already laughing.
6 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.7/10.
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Oh My God (7.7/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge
- Bachke Rehna Re Baba
- Fool n Final
- Oh My God
- 102 Not Out
- Aankh Micholi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 25 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
67% of Umesh Shukla's screen credits are with Paresh Rawal. When they first worked together, Paresh Rawal had 79 films behind them; Umesh Shukla had 0.
Before Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge, Paresh Rawal had starred in 79 films, including Money Money (1995) and Milan (1995).
After Aankh Micholi, Paresh Rawal went on to appear in 9 more films, including Sarfira (2024) and Thamma (2025).
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge was Umesh Shukla's directorial debut.
After Aankh Micholi, Umesh Shukla went on to direct 3 more films, including In the Belly of a Tiger (2024) and Ek Chatur Naar (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Paresh Rawal & Umesh Shukla's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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