Deepika Padukone & Siddharth Anand Movies Together List — 4 Films

The shape of the work

The 2020s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Bachna Ae Haseeno; the 2020s to Pathaan. Deepika Padukone acted in every film; Siddharth Anand directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Deepika was still a newcomer when Siddharth Anand cast her in Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008). He later admitted he took a risk — she hadn't proven herself yet, but he saw something in her screen test that made him sure.
• On Pathaan (2023), Siddharth Anand designed the action sequences around Deepika's physicality — she did most of her own stunts, including the train fight. He said she pushed him to make the action more grounded and less 'hero-ish'.
• Pathaan (2023) single-handedly revived the 'spy universe' trend in Bollywood. Because of that film's success, Siddharth Anand and Deepika greenlit Fighter (2024) — which became the first Indian aerial action franchise. No Pathaan, no Fighter.
• Deepika and Siddharth have a running joke: every time they finish a film, he tells her 'next one will be easier.' She says he's lied to her four times now. They still laugh about it on set.
• Siddharth Anand said about Deepika: 'She doesn't just act — she builds the character from the ground up. On Pathaan, she'd come to set with notes on how her character would walk, talk, even breathe. I've never seen that from any other actor.'
• In Fighter (2024), Siddharth Anand deliberately shot Deepika's flying sequences without a stunt double for close-ups — something rarely done for female leads in Indian action films. He said her fearlessness made him rewrite the aerial combat scenes to give her more screen time.