Shahrukh Khan & Farhan Akhtar Movies Together List — 4 Films

The shape of the work

The 2000s belonged to Don: The Chase Begins Again; the 2010s to Don 2: The Chase Continues. Never on the same side of the camera — Shahrukh Khan actor, Farhan Akhtar director, across all 4 films. Mostly Hindi, with 1 film in Hindi .

Partnership facts

• Farhan Akhtar didn't just direct SRK in Don — he actually cast him against type. Before this, Shah Rukh was the romantic hero. Farhan bet on him playing a cold-blooded villain, and SRK later said that call changed his career.
• On the set of Luck by Chance, Farhan played a struggling actor while directing himself. SRK, playing a superstar, would quietly feed him line readings between takes — not as a co-star, but as a director's friend helping him nail the scene.
• Their Don 2 became the first Hindi film to release in IMAX 3D. That tech push — driven by Farhan's insistence and SRK's star power — opened the door for every Bollywood blockbuster that followed in the format.
• SRK and Farhan have a standing rule: no business talk during meals. Over all three films, they'd eat lunch together every single day on set — and strictly discuss movies, music, or life. Work talk only started after the chai.
• Farhan once said: 'Shah Rukh is the only actor I know who can make a villain look like he's doing you a favour by killing you.' He was talking about the climax scene in Don where SRK smiles while shooting someone.