Mithun Chakraborty & Moushumi Chatterjee Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mithun Chakraborty and Moushumi Chatterjee appeared together in 6 Hindi films between 1984 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ghar Ek Mandir (1984 — 6.5/10). Films span Ghar Ek Mandir (1984) through Muqaddar (1996).
The Mithun Chakraborty & Moushumi Chatterjee partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Muqaddar (1996). They didn't share a set between 1988 and 1996. From Ghar Ek Mandir (1984) to Muqaddar (1996).
The ran closed with Muqaddar in 1996. It started with Ghar Ek Mandir (1984).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Ghar Ek Mandir; the 1990s to Muqaddar. Mithun Chakraborty acted in every film; Moushumi Chatterjee acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Mithun and Moushumi first worked together in 'Ghar Ek Mandir' (1984) because the director, K. Bapaiah, needed a pair that could handle both drama and dance. Mithun was already a disco star, but Moushumi was the one who pushed for the pairing — she had just worked with him in a Bengali film and told Bapaiah, 'He can do more than just gyrate.'
- In 'Watan Ke Rakhwale' (1987), Mithun and Moushumi had a fight scene where she actually slapped him — hard. Mithun later said in an interview that she didn't pull the slap, and he told her, 'If you're going to hit me, hit me like a man.' She laughed and said, 'Then act like one.' That unscripted moment made the final cut.
- Their 1988 film 'Waqt Ki Awaz' was the first Hindi movie where Mithun played a blind man — a role that later inspired his own production 'Agneepath' (1990) where he played a blind villain. Moushumi, as his love interest, had to guide him through every scene without breaking character. She later said it was the hardest acting she ever did because he kept bumping into real furniture.
- On the sets of 'Muqaddar' (1996), Mithun and Moushumi had a running bet: whoever flubbed a dialogue first had to buy lunch for the entire crew. Moushumi lost the first three days. By the fourth day, she started feeding Mithun wrong lines on purpose just to get him to lose. The director, S. A. Kader, had to separate them between takes.
- Moushumi Chatterjee once said about Mithun: 'He is the only co-star who would finish his shot and then stand behind the camera to mouth my lines for me — not because I needed help, but because he wanted me to look good. That's rare.' She said this in a 1997 interview with Filmfare.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 5 films, averaging 4.4/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
- Ghar Ek Mandir
- Param Dharam
- Muqaddar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Muqaddar, Mithun Chakraborty kept going for 74 more films; Moushumi Chatterjee stepped back. By the time of Ghar Ek Mandir, both already had careers — Mithun Chakraborty with 41 films, Moushumi Chatterjee with 17.
Before Ghar Ek Mandir, Mithun Chakraborty had starred in 41 films, including The Naxalites (1980) and Ustadi Ustad Se (1982).
After Muqaddar, Mithun Chakraborty went on to appear in 74 more films, including Oh My God (2012) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
Before Ghar Ek Mandir, Moushumi Chatterjee had starred in 17 films, including Angoor (1982) and Manzil (1979).
After Muqaddar, Moushumi Chatterjee went on to appear in 7 more films, including Piku (2015) and Keemat They Are Back (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mithun Chakraborty & Moushumi Chatterjee's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Asrani is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Asrani appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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