Alia Bhatt & Anushka Sharma Movies Together List — 3 Films

The shape of the work

Alia Bhatt acted in every film; Anushka Sharma acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Alia and Anushka first shared screen space in 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' (2016) because Karan Johar specifically wanted two actresses who could play contrasting notes in the same love triangle — Alia as the reckless, younger obsession and Anushka as the grounded, mature friend. Neither auditioned; Johar wrote the parts with them in mind after seeing their individual work.
• On the set of 'Sanju' (2018), Alia and Anushka had zero scenes together — they played different women in Sanjay Dutt's life at different timelines. But they still shot a joint promotional song 'Main Badhiya Tu Bhi Badhiya' where they deliberately matched each other's comic timing beat-for-beat, something Rajkumar Hirani said was rare for actors who never rehearsed together.
• Because of their back-to-back hits in 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' and 'Sanju', casting directors started pairing two top female stars in male-led biopics and ensemble romances — a trend that directly led to films like 'Kalank' (2019) and 'Brahmastra' (2022) casting multiple leading ladies in non-competing roles.
• During the 'Zero' (2018) promotions, Alia and Anushka shared a vanity van for the first time — both later admitted they spent most of the time gossiping about Ranbir Kapoor (who co-starred with both) and comparing his on-set habits. Anushka said Alia was the only co-star who made her forget she was working.
• Anushka Sharma on Alia Bhatt, during 'Zero' promotions: 'She’s the only person I’ve worked with who can make me laugh so hard that the director has to cut. We ruined at least three takes because she’d do something stupid with her face and I’d lose it.'