Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Kulbhushan Kharbanda Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Kulbhushan Kharbanda appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2006 and 2008. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jodhaa Akbar (2008 — 7.8/10). Films span Umrao Jaan (2006) through Jodhaa Akbar (2008).
The Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Kulbhushan Kharbanda partnership
From Umrao Jaan (2006) to Jodhaa Akbar (2008). Jodhaa Akbar is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Umrao Jaan (2006).
The shape of the work
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan acted in every film; Kulbhushan Kharbanda acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Jodhaa Akbar
- Umrao Jaan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had 26 films behind them; Kulbhushan Kharbanda had 83.
Before Umrao Jaan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had starred in 26 films, including Raincoat (2004) and Khakee (2004).
After Jodhaa Akbar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan went on to appear in 11 more films, including Robot (2010) and Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022).
Before Umrao Jaan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda had starred in 83 films, including Mandi (1983) and Arth (1982).
After Jodhaa Akbar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda went on to appear in 8 more films, including Haider (2014) and Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Kulbhushan Kharbanda's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Abhishek Bachchan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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