Salman Khan & Kabir Khan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Salman Khan and Kabir Khan appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2012 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015 — 8.4/10). Films span Ek Tha Tiger (2012) through Tubelight (2017).
The Salman Khan & Kabir Khan partnership
One film towers over the rest: Bajrangi Bhaijaan at 8.4/10. From Ek Tha Tiger (2012) to Tubelight (2017). It started with Ek Tha Tiger (2012).
Bajrangi Bhaijaan is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Salman Khan acted in every film; Kabir Khan directed all of them.
Partnership facts
- Kabir Khan didn't want to cast Salman in 'Ek Tha Tiger'. He thought Salman's star image would overpower the spy character. Salman convinced him by showing up to a meeting in a simple kurta, no swagger, and saying, 'I'll be whoever you write.'
- On 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', Salman refused to rehearse his emotional scenes. He told Kabir, 'If I rehearse, I'll fake it. Let me just feel it on the day.' Kabir trusted him, and the result was the scene where Pavan cries at the border — shot in one take, no retakes.
- Because of 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', a real-life Pakistani girl named Shahida was reunited with her family in 2016. A Pakistani police officer saw the film, recognized a similar missing-child case, and tracked down her parents. The film literally inspired a rescue.
- After 'Tubelight' bombed, Kabir Khan went into a depression. Salman didn't call him for months — not because he was angry, but because he knew Kabir needed space. When they finally met, Salman just said, 'Next one, we'll kill it.' They haven't worked together since.
- Kabir Khan on Salman: 'He has this insane instinct for what the audience wants. I'd write a scene, he'd say, "Yeh nahi chalega, aise karo." And he was always right. I learned to trust his gut over my script.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Bajrangi Bhaijaan
- Ek Tha Tiger
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Kabir Khan's screen credits are with Salman Khan. When they first worked together, Salman Khan had 81 films behind them; Kabir Khan had 2.
Before Ek Tha Tiger, Salman Khan had starred in 81 films, including Chillar Party (2011) and Baghban (2003).
After Tubelight, Salman Khan went on to appear in 16 more films, including The B****di (2025) and Pathaan (2023).
Before Ek Tha Tiger, Kabir Khan had directed 2 films, including New York (2009) and Kabul Express (2006).
After Tubelight, Kabir Khan went on to direct 2 more films, including 83 (2021) and Chandu Champion (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Salman Khan & Kabir Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Pritam Chakraborty is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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