Salman Khan & Mithun Chakraborty Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Salman Khan and Mithun Chakraborty appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1995 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kick (2014 — 6.5/10). Films span Veer (1995) through Kick (2014).
The Salman Khan & Mithun Chakraborty partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Lucky: No Time for Love (2005). They didn't share a set between 1995 and 2005. They saved their best for last — Kick (6.5/10) came 19 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. From Veer (1995) to Kick (2014).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Veer; the 2010s to Kick. Salman Khan acted in every film; Mithun Chakraborty acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Salman Khan personally convinced Mithun Chakraborty to come out of semi-retirement for 'Veer' (1995). Mithun had been scaling back his workload, but Salman insisted the role needed his specific energy.
- In 'Yuvvraaj' (2008), Salman and Mithun played brothers with a massive age gap. Salman later admitted that Mithun's natural comic timing forced him to stop overacting — he had to underplay every scene to keep up.
- During the shoot of 'Lucky: No Time for Love' (2005), Mithun would cook Bengali food for the entire crew every Sunday. Salman reportedly called him 'Baba' on set and still does off-camera.
- Salman once said in an interview: 'Mithun da is the only co-star who can make me nervous. He doesn't even try — he just stands there and I forget my lines.'
- Their pairing in 'Heroes' (2008) directly inspired the casting of two older male leads in the 2011 film 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' — the director admitted he wanted that same 'unexpected warmth' between mismatched friends.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Veer
- Lucky: No Time for Love
- Heroes0
- Kick
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 19 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, Salman Khan had 18 films behind them; Mithun Chakraborty had 139.
Before Veer, Salman Khan had starred in 18 films, including Saajan (1991) and Andaz Apna Apna (1994).
After Kick, Salman Khan went on to appear in 22 more films, including The B****di (2025) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015).
Before Veer, Mithun Chakraborty had starred in 139 films, including The Naxalites (1980) and Ustadi Ustad Se (1982).
After Kick, Mithun Chakraborty went on to appear in 13 more films, including The Tashkent Files (2019) and The Kashmir Files (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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