Manoj Bajpai & Arjun Rampal Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manoj Bajpai and Arjun Rampal appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2010 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raajneeti (2010 — 6.8/10). Films span Raajneeti (2010) through Satyagraha (2013).
The Manoj Bajpai & Arjun Rampal partnership
From Raajneeti (2010) to Satyagraha (2013). It started with Raajneeti (2010).
The shape of the work
Manoj Bajpai acted in every film; Arjun Rampal acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Arjun Rampal was initially hesitant to play the villain in Raajneeti (2010). Manoj Bajpai convinced him to take the role, telling him it would be the most memorable part of his career.
- In Chakravyuh (2012), Manoj Bajpai and Arjun Rampal played a cop and a Naxalite leader. They deliberately avoided rehearsing their confrontation scenes together so the anger felt raw and unpredictable on camera.
- During the shoot of Satyagraha (2013), Manoj Bajpai and Arjun Rampal shared a hotel room in Bhopal for three weeks. They spent nights discussing scripts and politics, and Bajpai later said Rampal is the only co-star he's ever roomed with.
- Manoj Bajpai said about Arjun Rampal in a 2013 interview: 'He has the patience of a saint. I am hyper, he calms me down. On set, he is the anchor.'
- The success of Raajneeti (2010) directly led to Prakash Jha casting both actors again in Chakravyuh and Satyagraha, creating the only three-film political-thriller franchise starring the same two male leads in Hindi cinema.
3 films across 1 decade
- Raajneeti
- Chakravyuh
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
By the time of Raajneeti, both already had careers — Manoj Bajpai with 21 films, Arjun Rampal with 24.
Before Raajneeti, Manoj Bajpai had starred in 21 films, including Pinjar (2003) and 1971 (2007).
After Satyagraha, Manoj Bajpai went on to appear in 9 more films, including Aligarh (2016) and Traffic (2016).
Before Raajneeti, Arjun Rampal had starred in 24 films, including Om Shanti Om (2007) and Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006).
After Satyagraha, Arjun Rampal went on to appear in 16 more films, including Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026) and Arjun S/O Vyjayanthi (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manoj Bajpai & Arjun Rampal's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manoj Bajpayee is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Manoj Bajpayee appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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