Madhuri Dixit & Rakhee Gulzar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Madhuri Dixit and Rakhee Gulzar appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1989 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ilaaka (1989 — 4.6/10). Films span Ilaaka (1989) through Pratikar (1991).
The Madhuri Dixit & Rakhee Gulzar partnership
From Ilaaka (1989) to Pratikar (1991). The played out closed with Pratikar in 1991. It started with Ilaaka (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Ilaaka; the 1990s to Pratikar. Madhuri Dixit acted in every film; Rakhee Gulzar acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.6/10.
- Ilaaka
- Pratikar
- Jeevan Ek Sanghursh
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Pratikar, Madhuri Dixit kept going for 37 more films; Rakhee Gulzar stepped back. By the time of Ilaaka, both already had careers — Madhuri Dixit with 12 films, Rakhee Gulzar with 27.
Before Ilaaka, Madhuri Dixit had starred in 12 films, including Abodh (1984) and Dayavan (1988).
After Pratikar, Madhuri Dixit went on to appear in 37 more films, including Khalnayak (1993) and Dedh Ishqiya (2014).
Before Ilaaka, Rakhee Gulzar had starred in 27 films, including Shakti (1982) and Kaala Patthar (1979).
After Pratikar, Rakhee Gulzar went on to appear in 14 more films, including Baazigar (1993) and Border (1997).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Madhuri Dixit & Rakhee Gulzar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anil Kapoor is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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