Anupam Kher & Akshaye Khanna Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anupam Kher and Akshaye Khanna appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1998 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998 — 5.5/10). Films span Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998) through The Accidental Prime Minister (2019).
The Anupam Kher & Akshaye Khanna partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for The Accidental Prime Minister (2019). They didn't share a set between 2006 and 2019. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998) to The Accidental Prime Minister (2019). It started with Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Doli Saja Ke Rakhna; the 2010s to The Accidental Prime Minister. Anupam Kher acted in every film; Akshaye Khanna acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
- Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
- Aap Ki Khatir
- Shaadi Se Pehle
- The Accidental Prime Minister
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
31% of Akshaye Khanna's screen credits are with Anupam Kher. When they first worked together, Anupam Kher had 121 films behind them; Akshaye Khanna had 3. After The Accidental Prime Minister, Anupam Kher kept going for 23 more films; Akshaye Khanna stepped back.
Before Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, Anupam Kher had starred in 121 films, including Saaransh (1984) and Utsav (1984).
After The Accidental Prime Minister, Anupam Kher went on to appear in 23 more films, including The Kashmir Files (2022) and Karthikeya 2 (2022).
Before Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, Akshaye Khanna had starred in 3 films, including Border (1997) and Himalay Putra (1997).
After The Accidental Prime Minister, Akshaye Khanna went on to appear in 6 more films, including Akshardham: Operation Vajra Shakti (2025) and Drishyam 2 (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anupam Kher & Akshaye Khanna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sunil Shetty is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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