Farhan Akhtar & Shankar Mahadevan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Farhan Akhtar and Shankar Mahadevan appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2009 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013 — 7.9/10). Films span Luck by Chance (2009) through Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013).
The Farhan Akhtar & Shankar Mahadevan partnership
From Luck by Chance (2009) to Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013). Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Luck by Chance (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Luck by Chance; the 2010s to Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Farhan Akhtar acted in every film; Shankar Mahadevan scored all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (7.9/10).
- Luck by Chance
- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
- Karthik Calling Karthik
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Shankar Mahadevan's screen credits are with Farhan Akhtar.
Before Luck by Chance, Farhan Akhtar had starred in 5 films, including Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006) and Lakshya (2004).
After Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Farhan Akhtar went on to appear in 18 more films, including The Sky Is Pink (2019) and Superboys of Malegaon (2025).
Before Luck by Chance, Shankar Mahadevan had starred in 1 film, including Mission Kashmir (2000).
After Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Shankar Mahadevan went on to appear in 5 more films, including Chhapaak (2020) and Panga (2020).
Collaboration Journey
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