Soha Ali Khan & Kunal Khemu Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1998 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was 99 (2009 — 6.9/10). Films span Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge (1998) through Mr Joe B. Carvalho (2014).
The Soha Ali Khan & Kunal Khemu partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for 99 (2009). They didn't share a set between 1998 and 2009. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
The work is uneven: 99 (6.9) at one end, Mr Joe B. Carvalho (2.7) at the other. From Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge (1998) to Mr Joe B. Carvalho (2014).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge; the 2010s to Go Goa Gone. Soha Ali Khan acted in every film; Kunal Khemu acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first met as child actors on the sets of 'Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge' (1998). Soha was 19, Kunal was 15. Neither was a star yet — they were just two young actors trying to figure out their first lead roles together.
- They started dating during the making of '99' (2009). The film's director, Raj Nidimoru, later joked that the romantic tension on set was so real he didn't have to direct their scenes — they just showed up and did it.
- In '99' (2009), Kunal played the fast-talking conman while Soha played the straight-laced girl. He set the pace with his rapid-fire dialogue delivery; she grounded every scene by reacting with deadpan silence. That push-and-pull made their banter feel like a real couple fighting and flirting at the same time.
- '99' (2009) was the first film where Kunal and Soha worked as a real-life couple. Their off-screen relationship directly influenced the writing of their next film together, 'Mr Joe B. Carvalho' (2014) — the script was tweaked to include inside jokes from their actual relationship.
- Kunal once said in an interview: 'With Soha, I don't have to act. I just have to look at her and the scene happens.' He said this while promoting 'Mr Joe B. Carvalho' (2014).
- They got married in 2015, a year after their last film together. So their entire on-screen partnership was basically a seven-year courtship captured on camera — from awkward first film to married couple.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.5/10.
- Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge
- 99
- Go Goa Gone
- Mr Joe B. Carvalho
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
57% of Soha Ali Khan's screen credits are with Kunal Khemu.
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge was Soha Ali Khan's acting debut.
After Mr Joe B. Carvalho, Soha Ali Khan went on to appear in 3 more films, including 31st October (2016) and Chhorii 2 (2025).
Before Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge, Kunal Khemu had starred in 3 films, including Raja Hindustani (1996) and Bhai (1997).
After Mr Joe B. Carvalho, Kunal Khemu went on to appear in 8 more films, including Madgaon Express (2024) and Lootcase (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Soha Ali Khan & Kunal Khemu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Soha Ali Khan & Kunal Khemu's films together
