Rishi Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rishi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2004 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hum Tum (2004 — 6.3/10). Films span Hum Tum (2004) through Love Aaj Kal (2009).
The Rishi Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan partnership
From Hum Tum (2004) to Love Aaj Kal (2009). It started with Hum Tum (2004).
The shape of the work
Rishi Kapoor acted in every film; Saif Ali Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rishi Kapoor was initially hesitant to play Saif's father in Hum Tum (2004). Director Kunal Kohli convinced him by saying the role was a 'cool dad' — and Rishi ended up stealing the film's most memorable line: 'I love you, mom.'
- In Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008), Rishi played a grumpy old man opposite Saif's irresponsible bachelor. The comedy came from Rishi deliberately overacting his irritation — which forced Saif to underplay his reactions, creating a perfect slapstick rhythm.
- Love Aaj Kal (2009) was the first time Saif produced a film starring himself alongside a senior actor. Rishi's casting as the older version of Saif's character directly inspired the 'dual timeline' trend in Bollywood rom-coms — films like Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) copied the structure.
- On the sets of Hum Tum, Rishi and Saif discovered they shared a love for old Hindi film trivia. They'd spend lunch breaks quizzing each other on 1970s songs — and Rishi once bet Saif ₹500 that he could name the year of any Rajesh Khanna film. Saif lost ₹2,000 that week.
- Saif said about Rishi after Love Aaj Kal: 'He taught me that comedy is about timing, not volume. I used to shout my lines. He just raised an eyebrow and got a bigger laugh.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Hum Tum
- Love Aaj Kal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Rishi Kapoor had 80 films behind them; Saif Ali Khan had 31.
Before Hum Tum, Rishi Kapoor had starred in 80 films, including Sargam (1979) and Prem Rog (1982).
After Love Aaj Kal, Rishi Kapoor went on to appear in 21 more films, including Kapoor & Sons (2016) and Sharmaji Namkeen (2022).
Before Hum Tum, Saif Ali Khan had starred in 31 films, including Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Ek Hasina Thi (2003).
After Love Aaj Kal, Saif Ali Khan went on to appear in 26 more films, including Phantom (2015) and Vikram Vedha (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rishi Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan's professional partnership
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