Salman Khan & Anil Kapoor Movies Together List — 6 Films

The shape of the work

The 1990s belonged to Biwi No.1; the 2010s to Race 3. Salman Khan acted in every film; Anil Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• They first shared screen space in 'Biwi No.1' (1999) because David Dhawan needed a cool, modern husband for Karisma Kapoor opposite Anil's comic husband. Salman walked in, cracked the vibe, and the pairing clicked instantly.
• In 'No Entry' (2005), Anil played the frantic, guilt-ridden husband while Salman played the smooth-talking friend who enables his lies. Their comic rhythm worked because Anil set the panic and Salman underplayed — one overreacted, the other never broke a sweat.
• The success of 'No Entry' (2005) directly led to a wave of multi-starrer comedies in the mid-2000s, including 'Heyy Babyy' and 'De Dana Dan'. Producers saw that pairing a hyper-reactive star with a cool one was a guaranteed formula.
• During 'Yuvvraaj' (2008), Salman and Anil reportedly had a falling out over creative differences on set. They didn't speak for years after the film flopped, and only reconciled when they were cast together again in 'Race 3' (2018).
• Anil Kapoor once said in an interview: 'Salman and I don't need to rehearse. We just look at each other and know what the other will do. It's like playing tennis with someone who knows your serve.'
• Their only box office hit together, 'Race 3' (2018), was also the film that marked the end of their on-screen partnership — it made over ₹100 crore but was universally panned, and neither has worked with the other since.