Sidharth Malhotra & Alia Bhatt Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2012 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kapoor & Sons (2016 — 7.7/10). Films span Student Of The Year (2012) through Student of the Year 2 (2019).
The Sidharth Malhotra & Alia Bhatt partnership
From Student Of The Year (2012) to Student of the Year 2 (2019). Kapoor & Sons is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Student Of The Year (2012).
The shape of the work
Sidharth Malhotra acted in every film; Alia Bhatt acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sidharth and Alia were both newcomers when Karan Johar cast them in Student Of The Year (2012). Neither had acted before. They auditioned separately and only met on set for the first time.
- In Kapoor & Sons (2016), Alia pushed Sidharth to improvise during their emotional confrontation scene. She kept changing her lines mid-take, forcing him to react in real time. That rawness made the scene the film's emotional peak.
- Their pairing in Student Of The Year launched the 'student romance' trend in Bollywood. Over the next five years, at least seven films copied the college-triangle formula — including Yaariyan and 2 States.
- During Student Of The Year 2 (2019), Alia and Sidharth barely spoke off-camera. Their real-life relationship had ended years earlier, and the set was reportedly awkward. They shot their romantic scenes in separate takes, stitched together in editing.
- Alia on Sidharth in 2016: 'He’s the only co-star who makes me nervous. Not because he’s intimidating — because he’s so sincere that I feel I have to match his energy.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Kapoor & Sons
- Student Of The Year
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Sidharth Malhotra's screen credits are with Alia Bhatt.
Student Of The Year was Sidharth Malhotra's acting debut.
After Student of the Year 2, Sidharth Malhotra went on to appear in 5 more films, including Shershaah (2021) and Yodha (2024).
Before Student Of The Year, Alia Bhatt had starred in 1 film, including Sangharsh (1999).
After Student of the Year 2, Alia Bhatt went on to appear in 10 more films, including RRR (2021) and Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sidharth Malhotra & Alia Bhatt's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Farida Jalal is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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