Deepika Padukone & Anil Kapoor Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2013 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Fighter (2024 — 6.9/10). Films span Race 2 (2013) through King (2026).
The Deepika Padukone & Anil Kapoor partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Fighter (2024). They didn't share a set between 2013 and 2024. From Race 2 (2013) to King (2026).
Their most recent film, King, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active. It started with Race 2 (2013).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Race 2; the 2020s to Fighter. Deepika Padukone acted in every film; Anil Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Deepika was the one who pushed for Anil to play the villain in Race 2. The producers initially wanted a younger actor, but she told director Abbas-Mustan that only Anil could match the intensity she needed to bounce off.
- In Fighter, Anil deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in every scene with Deepika. He told her on set that she was 'too fast and sharp' — so he forced her to wait, creating that coiled tension between their characters.
- They have a running bet on every film: whoever flubs the most lines has to buy the other a Birkin bag. After Race 2, Anil owed her one. He still hasn't paid up — Deepika brings it up every time they meet.
- "She's the only co-star who has ever yelled at me for being late to set. And I loved it. She runs a tight ship, and I need that." — Anil Kapoor, on working with Deepika during Fighter.
- Their pairing in Race 2 directly inspired the casting of the 2015 film Badlapur — the producers saw how a glamorous heroine could hold her own against an older, darker male lead and wanted the same dynamic for Varun Dhawan and Radhika Apte.
- In King (2026), they swapped their usual power dynamic: Anil played the vulnerable rookie cop, Deepika the hardened mentor. He insisted on doing the scenes without rehearsal so her natural authority would catch him off-guard on camera.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.9/10.
- Race 2
- Fighter
- King
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 13 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, Deepika Padukone had 14 films behind them; Anil Kapoor had 105.
Before Race 2, Deepika Padukone had starred in 14 films, including Om Shanti Om (2007) and Karthik Calling Karthik (2010).
Before Race 2, Anil Kapoor had starred in 105 films, including Shakti (1982) and Mashaal (1984).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deepika Padukone & Anil Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Akshay Oberoi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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