Mithun Chakraborty & Ranjeeta Kaur Movies Together List — 22 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mithun Chakraborty and Ranjeeta Kaur appeared together in 22 Hindi films between 1979 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Unees-Bees (1980 — 6.8/10). Films span Bhayaanak (1979) through Zindagi Tere Naam (2012).
The Mithun Chakraborty & Ranjeeta Kaur partnership
After 22 years apart, they came back together for Zindagi Tere Naam (2012). They didn't share a set between 1990 and 2012. 1981 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months.
Their work runs across 4 decades of Hindi cinema. For 33 years, a Mithun–Ranjeeta film arrived almost every year.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Bhayaanak; the 2010s to Zindagi Tere Naam. Mithun Chakraborty acted in every film; Ranjeeta Kaur acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Khwab (1980), was originally offered to a bigger star. Mithun was still finding his footing after Disco Dancer, and Ranjeeta was already a known face. The director took a chance on the pairing because he wanted fresh energy — and it worked well enough to greenlight 13 more.
- On set, Mithun would often slow down his high-energy dance moves to match Ranjeeta's more restrained style. She later said in an interview that he 'never made her feel like she had to catch up' — he adjusted his rhythm so their scenes felt natural, not like a race.
- During the shoot of Hum Se Badkar Kaun (1981), Ranjeeta fell seriously ill with jaundice. Mithun personally drove her to the hospital and stayed at the clinic until her family arrived. She later called him 'the most decent co-star I ever had' in a private conversation that made it to a film magazine.
- Their 1982 film Sun Sajna was one of the earliest Hindi movies to be shot extensively in the hill stations of Himachal Pradesh. That location trend — misty mountains, pine forests, a lonely house — directly inspired a wave of 80s romantic thrillers, including some by directors who were assistants on that set.
- Ranjeeta once told a trade magazine: 'Mithun and I never had a single fight in 14 films. Not one. We just knew when to give each other space and when to push.' She said this in a 1986 interview for Kismatwala's release.
- After their last film together, Zindagi Tere Naam (2012), they didn't stay in touch. Ranjeeta had largely quit films by then, and Mithun was busy with TV. But in 2018, when Ranjeeta was honored at a film festival, Mithun sent a handwritten note that she kept framed — it just said '14 films, one friend.'
22 films across 4 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 1980s accounted for 19 films, averaging 5.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Bhayaanak
- Unees-Bees
- Ustadi Ustad Se
- Gunahon Ka Devta
- Zindagi Tere Naam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
22 films across 33 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
55% of Mithun Chakraborty's screen credits are with Ranjeeta Kaur. After Zindagi Tere Naam, Mithun Chakraborty kept going for 18 more films; Ranjeeta Kaur stepped back.
Bhayaanak was Mithun Chakraborty's acting debut.
After Zindagi Tere Naam, Mithun Chakraborty went on to appear in 18 more films, including The Tashkent Files (2019) and The Kashmir Files (2022).
Bhayaanak was Ranjeeta Kaur's acting debut.


Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mithun Chakraborty & Ranjeeta Kaur's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Madan Puri appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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