R. Madhavan & Karan Johar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. Madhavan and Karan Johar appeared together in 2 Hindi films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (2025 — 7.1/10). Films span Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (2025) through Aap Jaisa Koi (2025).
The R. Madhavan & Karan Johar partnership
From Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (2025) to Aap Jaisa Koi (2025). Their most recent film, Aap Jaisa Koi, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (2025).
The shape of the work
R. Madhavan acted in every film; Karan Johar produced all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh
- Aap Jaisa Koi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, R. Madhavan had 59 films behind them; Karan Johar had 24.
Before Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh, R. Madhavan had starred in 59 films, including Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) and Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022).
After Aap Jaisa Koi, R. Madhavan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026) and Alpha (2026).
Before Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh, Karan Johar had starred in 24 films, including My Name Is Khan (2010) and Shershaah (2021).
After Aap Jaisa Koi, Karan Johar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Accused (2026) and Chand Mera Dil (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of R. Madhavan & Karan Johar's professional partnership
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