Paresh Rawal & Ashwni Dhir Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Paresh Rawal and Ashwni Dhir appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2008 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? (2010 — 6.1/10). Films span One Two Three (2008) through Guest Iin London (2017).
The Paresh Rawal & Ashwni Dhir partnership
From One Two Three (2008) to Guest Iin London (2017). It started with One Two Three (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to One Two Three; the 2010s to Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?. Paresh Rawal acted in every film; Ashwni Dhir directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Dhir was a TV writer before he turned director. Rawal saw his play and told him, 'You write comedy like I act it.' That conversation led to Dhir writing One Two Three specifically for Rawal.
- On the set of Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?, Rawal would deliberately flub his lines in the first take to make Dhir laugh. Dhir said it became their ritual — one bad take, then the real one. It kept the crew loose.
- The success of Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? convinced Dhir that the 'annoying guest' premise could work as a franchise. He later wrote and directed Guest Iin London — but without Rawal's input on the script, it tanked. Rawal had told him the sequel needed a tighter second half; Dhir didn't listen.
- Rawal never charged his full fee for any of the three films. He told Dhir, 'If the script is funny, I'll do it for chai and samosa.' Dhir actually brought him samosa packets on the first day of every shoot.
- Dhir once said in an interview: 'Paresh bhai is the only actor who can make a line like "Main aapka guest hoon" sound like a threat and a joke at the same time. I wrote that line for him.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.4/10.
- One Two Three0
- Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
- Guest Iin London
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 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 138 films behind them; Ashwni Dhir had 0. After Guest Iin London, Paresh Rawal kept going for 23 more films; Ashwni Dhir stepped back.
Before One Two Three, Paresh Rawal had starred in 138 films, including Money Money (1995) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007).
After Guest Iin London, Paresh Rawal went on to appear in 23 more films, including Sarfira (2024) and Uri The Surgical Strike (2019).
One Two Three was Ashwni Dhir's directorial debut.
After Guest Iin London, Ashwni Dhir went on to direct 1 more film, including Hisaab Barabar (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Paresh Rawal & Ashwni Dhir's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ajay Devgan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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