Rajpal Yadav & Tusshar Kapoor Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajpal Yadav and Tusshar Kapoor appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 2004 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dhol (2007 — 5.8/10). Films span Shart: The Challenge (2004) through Welcome to the Jungle (2026).
The Rajpal Yadav & Tusshar Kapoor partnership
After 18 years apart, they came back together for Welcome to the Jungle (2026). They didn't share a set between 2008 and 2026. From Shart: The Challenge (2004) to Welcome to the Jungle (2026).
Their most recent film, Welcome to the Jungle, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active. It started with Shart: The Challenge (2004).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Dhol; the 2020s to Welcome to the Jungle. Rajpal Yadav acted in every film; Tusshar Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Tusshar Kapoor personally recommended Rajpal Yadav to director Priyadarshan for 'Dhol' (2007). Tusshar had seen Rajpal's stage work and told Priyadarshan, 'He'll steal every scene without trying.' Priyadarshan cast him on the spot.
- On the set of 'C Kkompany' (2008), Rajpal Yadav would deliberately flub his lines to make Tusshar Kapoor break character. Tusshar, known for his deadpan delivery, had to fight laughter in every take. The director kept those bloopers in the final cut.
- During the 'Dhol' shoot in 2006, Rajpal Yadav and Tusshar Kapoor shared a room in a budget hotel in Ooty for three weeks. They'd rehearse scenes at 2 AM, waking up the crew. Tusshar later said, 'That's where we became brothers.'
- Tusshar Kapoor said in a 2023 interview: 'Rajpal is the only actor who can make me laugh without saying a word. On 'Dhol', he'd just raise an eyebrow and I'd lose it. We had to shoot his close-ups separately because I couldn't keep a straight face.'
- Their double-act in 'Dhol' (2007) directly inspired the comic duo track in 'Dhamaal' (2007) — the writers saw their test footage and wrote a similar bickering-friends dynamic for Arshad Warsi and Javed Jaffrey.
- For 'Welcome to the Jungle' (2026), the producers initially wanted two separate comic tracks. Tusshar Kapoor insisted on reuniting with Rajpal Yadav, saying, 'We have a rhythm. Don't break it.' He personally called Rajpal to lock the deal.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Dhol
- Kyaa Kool Hai Hum
- Welcome to the Jungle
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Tusshar Kapoor's screen credits are with Rajpal Yadav.
Before Shart: The Challenge, Rajpal Yadav had starred in 16 films, including Hungama (2003) and Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon (2003).
Before Shart: The Challenge, Tusshar Kapoor had starred in 5 films, including Kucch To Hai (2003) and Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajpal Yadav & Tusshar Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anupam Kher is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Anupam Kher appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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