Benjamin Gilani & Ketan Mehta Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Benjamin Gilani and Ketan Mehta appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1987 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mirch Masala (1987 — 5.6/10). Films span Mirch Masala (1987) through Sardar (1993).
The Benjamin Gilani & Ketan Mehta partnership
From Mirch Masala (1987) to Sardar (1993). The ran closed with Sardar in 1993. It started with Mirch Masala (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Mirch Masala; the 1990s to Sardar. Benjamin Gilani acted in every film; Ketan Mehta directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
- Mirch Masala
- Sardar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Mirch Masala, Benjamin Gilani had starred in 4 films, including Musafir (1986) and Captain Barry (1984).
After Sardar, Benjamin Gilani went on to appear in 6 more films, including Barah Aana (2009) and Music School (2023).
Before Mirch Masala, Ketan Mehta had directed 2 films, including Holi (1984) and Ba Ki Yaad Mein (1985).
After Sardar, Ketan Mehta went on to direct 6 more films, including Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015) and Rang Rasiya (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Benjamin Gilani & Ketan Mehta's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Paresh Rawal is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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