Mithun Chakraborty & Rakesh Roshan Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mithun Chakraborty and Rakesh Roshan appeared together in 6 Hindi films between 1980 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Unees-Bees (1980 — 6.8/10). Films span Unees-Bees (1980) through Mera Yaar Mera Dushman (1987).
The Mithun Chakraborty & Rakesh Roshan partnership
Between 1980 and 1987, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Mithun–Rakesh film arrived almost every year. From Unees-Bees (1980) to Mera Yaar Mera Dushman (1987).
The ran closed with Mera Yaar Mera Dushman in 1987. It started with Unees-Bees (1980).
The shape of the work
Mithun Chakraborty acted in every film; Rakesh Roshan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 1 decade
- Unees-Bees
- Jeene Ki Arzoo
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Mera Yaar Mera Dushman, Mithun Chakraborty kept going for 145 more films; Rakesh Roshan stepped back.
Before Unees-Bees, Mithun Chakraborty had starred in 2 films, including Prem Vivah (1979) and Bhayaanak (1979).
After Mera Yaar Mera Dushman, Mithun Chakraborty went on to appear in 145 more films, including Oh My God (2012) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
Before Unees-Bees, Rakesh Roshan had starred in 2 films, including Jhoota Kahin Ka (1979) and Aangan Ki Kali (1979).
After Mera Yaar Mera Dushman, Rakesh Roshan went on to appear in 20 more films, including Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and Krrish (2006).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mithun Chakraborty & Rakesh Roshan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sujit Kumar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Sujit Kumar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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