Rajeev Mehta & Aatish Kapadia Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajeev Mehta and Aatish Kapadia appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2005 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Khichdi: The Movie (2010 — 6.8/10). Films span Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) through Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan (2023).
The Rajeev Mehta & Aatish Kapadia partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan (2023). They didn't share a set between 2010 and 2023. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) to Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan (2023). Their most recent film, Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Waqt: The Race Against Time; the 2020s to Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan. Never on the same side of the camera — Rajeev Mehta actor, Aatish Kapadia director, across all 3 films. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
- Waqt: The Race Against Time
- Khichdi: The Movie
- Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of Rajeev Mehta's screen credits are with Aatish Kapadia.
Before Waqt: The Race Against Time, Rajeev Mehta had starred in 1 film, including Beta (1992).
After Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan, Rajeev Mehta went on to appear in 1 more film, including Sikandar Ka Muqaddar (2024).
Waqt: The Race Against Time was Aatish Kapadia's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajeev Mehta & Aatish Kapadia's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anang Desai is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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