Bipasha Basu & Anil Kapoor Movies Together List — 5 Films

The shape of the work

The 2000s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Race; the 2010s to Race 2. Bipasha Basu acted in every film; Anil Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Anil Kapoor personally called Bipasha Basu to convince her to sign 'No Entry' (2005). She was hesitant about the multi-starrer comedy, but he told her the role was a game-changer. It was.
• In 'Race' (2008), Anil Kapoor deliberately slowed down his usual fast-talking delivery in their scenes together. He told Bipasha that her controlled, smoldering energy needed space to breathe — so he gave her the silence.
• Their pairing in 'No Entry' (2005) directly led to the trend of casting older male stars with younger actresses in sex comedies. Before this, such roles were mostly offered to character actors. Anil and Bipasha made it mainstream.
• Bipasha Basu has said that Anil Kapoor was the only co-star who would rehearse with her at 6 AM on set. Every single day. While others showed up for their call time, he was already running lines with her in the vanity van.
• Bipasha Basu once said about Anil Kapoor: 'He is the only actor who made me feel like I was his equal on set. He never treated me like a newcomer or a junior artist. He treated me like a co-star.'
• In 'Humko Deewana Kar Gaye' (2006), Anil Kapoor improvised a scene where he nervously fumbles with a ring while proposing to Bipasha. She matched his energy by staying completely still — letting his chaos play against her stillness. The director kept the take.