Katrina Kaif & Ranbir Kapoor Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2009 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raajneeti (2010 — 6.8/10). Films span Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) through Jagga Jasoos (2017).
The Katrina Kaif & Ranbir Kapoor partnership
From Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) to Jagga Jasoos (2017). It started with Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani; the 2010s to Raajneeti. Katrina Kaif acted in every film; Ranbir Kapoor acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Katrina Kaif was not the first choice for Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. The role was originally offered to someone else, but Ranbir Kapoor personally pushed for Katrina, telling the director she'd be perfect for the bubbly, comic role.
- In Raajneeti, Ranbir played the quiet, calculating strategist while Katrina played the fiery, impulsive politician. They deliberately kept their energy opposite — he'd underplay every scene so her outbursts hit harder. That tension made their political rivalry the film's most watchable thread.
- Jagga Jasoos was the first Bollywood musical adventure film shot across 20 countries. Because Ranbir and Katrina spent months learning choreography and lip-syncing to pre-recorded songs, the film created a new template for Indian musicals — directly inspiring Ludo and Brahmastra's song-heavy storytelling.
- During Jagga Jasoos, Ranbir and Katrina dated in real life. But even after their breakup in 2016, they finished the film's remaining scenes without a single reshoot. They'd sit in separate vans between takes, then walk on set and nail emotionally intense scenes together — no awkwardness, just professionalism.
- Ranbir Kapoor once said about Katrina: 'She has this incredible ability to make you feel like you're the only person in the room. On set, she'd look at me and I'd forget the camera was there. That's why our scenes together feel alive.' He said this in a 2017 interview promoting Jagga Jasoos.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.8/10.
- Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
- Raajneeti
- Jagga Jasoos0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, Katrina Kaif had starred in 15 films, including Sarkar (2005) and Welcome (2007).
After Jagga Jasoos, Katrina Kaif went on to appear in 9 more films, including 83 (2021) and Merry Christmas (2024).
Before Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, Ranbir Kapoor had starred in 2 films, including Saawariya (2007) and Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008).
After Jagga Jasoos, Ranbir Kapoor went on to appear in 10 more films, including Animal (2023) and Sanju (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Katrina Kaif & Ranbir Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Darshan Jariwala is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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