Taapsee Pannu & Akshay Kumar Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Taapsee Pannu and Akshay Kumar appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2015 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Baby (2015 — 7.6/10). Films span Baby (2015) through Khel Khel Mein (2024).
The Taapsee Pannu & Akshay Kumar partnership
From Baby (2015) to Khel Khel Mein (2024). Their most recent film, Khel Khel Mein, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active. Baby is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Baby (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Baby; the 2020s to Khel Khel Mein. Taapsee Pannu acted in every film; Akshay Kumar acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Akshay handpicked Taapsee for Baby after seeing her in a Tamil film. He told the director she had the right 'steel' for the role. She didn't audition — he just trusted his gut.
- On the sets of Baby, Akshay would finish his lines in one take. Taapsee later said that forced her to raise her own game — she couldn't afford to be the one slowing down the scene.
- Their pairing in Baby directly led to the spin-off Naam Shabana. Taapsee's character was so popular that the producers greenlit a whole film centered on her — something rare for a female lead in a male-led action franchise.
- During Mission Mangal, Akshay would quietly slip Taapsee notes with tips on comic timing. She later admitted he never took credit for it — just handed her the paper and walked away.
- Taapsee on Akshay: 'He doesn't treat you like a newcomer. He treats you like an equal on set. That confidence he gave me in Baby changed my career.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Baby (7.6/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.6/10.
- Baby
- Mission Mangal
- Khel Khel Mein
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 9 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, Taapsee Pannu had 14 films behind them; Akshay Kumar had 104.
Before Baby, Taapsee Pannu had starred in 14 films, including Aadukalam (2011) and Gundello Godari (2013).
Before Baby, Akshay Kumar had starred in 104 films, including Oh My God (2012) and Special 26 (2013).
After Khel Khel Mein, Akshay Kumar went on to appear in 7 more films, including Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (2025) and Sky Force (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Taapsee Pannu & Akshay Kumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anupam Kher is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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