Mandira Bedi & Mahesh Manjrekar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mandira Bedi and Mahesh Manjrekar appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2007 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saaho (2019 — 5.8/10). Films span Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) through Saaho (2019).
The Mandira Bedi & Mahesh Manjrekar partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Saaho (2019). They didn't share a set between 2008 and 2019. From Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) to Saaho (2019).
It started with Dus Kahaniyaan (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Meerabai Not Out; the 2010s to Saaho. Mandira Bedi acted in every film; Mahesh Manjrekar acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Mandira Bedi was the one who pushed for Mahesh Manjrekar to direct her in 'Meerabai Not Out' (2008). She had seen his Marathi work and convinced the producers he was the right fit for the film's quirky tone.
- On the set of 'Dus Kahaniyaan' (2007), Manjrekar directed Bedi in a segment where she had to cry on cue. She later said he made her do the scene 14 times — not to break her, but to strip away all her TV-trained 'acting' and get a raw, real take.
- After 'Meerabai Not Out' flopped, Bedi and Manjrekar stayed in touch as friends. She once called him at 2 AM to ask for advice on a role — he told her to turn it down because it was 'too similar to her TV image.' She did.
- Mandira Bedi on Mahesh Manjrekar: 'He doesn't let you get away with anything. He'll say, 'That's your TV face, take it off.' He made me a better actor.' — Interview with Filmfare, 2009.
- Their only hit together, 'Saaho' (2019), was a massive Telugu-Hindi bilingual. Bedi played a small role, but Manjrekar's casting as the villain directly led to him being offered similar antagonist roles in two other big-budget South Indian films the following year.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Meerabai Not Out
- Dus Kahaniyaan
- Saaho
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Mandira Bedi's screen credits are with Mahesh Manjrekar.
Before Dus Kahaniyaan, Mandira Bedi had starred in 2 films, including Naam Gum Jaayega (2004) and Shaadi Ka Laddoo (2004).
After Saaho, Mandira Bedi went on to appear in 1 more film, including Max, Min and Meowzaki (2022).
Before Dus Kahaniyaan, Mahesh Manjrekar had starred in 20 films, including Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005) and Vaastav: The Reality (1999).
After Saaho, Mahesh Manjrekar went on to appear in 12 more films, including Gandhi Talks (2026) and Aho Vikramaarka! (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mandira Bedi & Mahesh Manjrekar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anupam Kher is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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