Anil Kapoor & Mangal Dhillon Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anil Kapoor and Mangal Dhillon appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1990 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dil Tera Aashiq (1993 — 5.0/10). Films span Jeevan Ek Sanghursh (1990) through Dil Tera Aashiq (1993).
The Anil Kapoor & Mangal Dhillon partnership
From Jeevan Ek Sanghursh (1990) to Dil Tera Aashiq (1993). The played out closed with Dil Tera Aashiq in 1993. It started with Jeevan Ek Sanghursh (1990).
The shape of the work
Anil Kapoor acted in every film; Mangal Dhillon acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Dil Tera Aashiq
- Heer Ranjha
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Mangal Dhillon's screen credits are with Anil Kapoor. When they first worked together, Anil Kapoor had 38 films behind them; Mangal Dhillon had 2. After Dil Tera Aashiq, Anil Kapoor kept going for 70 more films; Mangal Dhillon stepped back.
Before Jeevan Ek Sanghursh, Anil Kapoor had starred in 38 films, including Shakti (1982) and Mashaal (1984).
After Dil Tera Aashiq, Anil Kapoor went on to appear in 70 more films, including Animal (2023) and Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022).
Before Jeevan Ek Sanghursh, Mangal Dhillon had starred in 2 films, including Dayavan (1988) and Khayal Gatha (1989).
After Dil Tera Aashiq, Mangal Dhillon went on to appear in 2 more films, including Hitler (1998) and Train to Pakistan (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anil Kapoor & Mangal Dhillon's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anupam Kher is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Anupam Kher appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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