Saurabh Shukla & Subhash Kapoor Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Saurabh Shukla and Subhash Kapoor appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2013 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jolly LLB 2 (2017 — 7.3/10). Films span Jolly LLB (2013) through Jolly LLB 3 (2025).
The Saurabh Shukla & Subhash Kapoor partnership
From Jolly LLB (2013) to Jolly LLB 3 (2025). Their most recent film, Jolly LLB 3, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. Jolly LLB 2 is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Jolly LLB (2013).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Jolly LLB 2; the 2020s to Jolly LLB 3. Saurabh Shukla acted in every film; Subhash Kapoor directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Subhash Kapoor didn't just cast Saurabh Shukla in Jolly LLB — he wrote the role of the morally flexible Judge Tripathi specifically for him, after watching Shukla's comic timing in a stage play.
- On the set of Jolly LLB, Shukla would deliberately flub his lines in the first take to make Kapoor laugh — and Kapoor would keep that take because the irritation on Shukla's face felt more real than a perfect reading.
- The success of Jolly LLB directly led to Kapoor launching a whole franchise around courtroom dramas — and Shukla's Judge Tripathi became the only character to appear in all three films, anchoring the series across a decade.
- Kapoor and Shukla share a running joke: every time they finish a film, Shukla sends Kapoor a photo of a gavel with the caption 'Next one?' — and Kapoor has never replied with a no.
- "Subhash doesn't direct me. He just sets the camera and says 'do your thing.' That trust is why I've never said no to him." — Saurabh Shukla, in a 2021 interview about Madam Chief Minister.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Jolly LLB 2 (7.3/10).
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Jolly LLB 2
- Jolly LLB
- Jolly LLB 3
- Madam Chief Minister
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
80% of Subhash Kapoor's screen credits are with Saurabh Shukla. When they first worked together, Saurabh Shukla had 33 films behind them; Subhash Kapoor had 1.
Before Jolly LLB, Saurabh Shukla had starred in 33 films, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Luck by Chance (2009).
After Jolly LLB 3, Saurabh Shukla went on to appear in 2 more films, including Subedaar (2026) and King (2026).
Before Jolly LLB, Subhash Kapoor had directed 1 film, including Phas Gaye Re Obama (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Saurabh Shukla & Subhash Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Akshay Kumar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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