Satish Kaushik & Akshaye Khanna Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Satish Kaushik and Akshaye Khanna appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1999 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gali Gali Chor Hai (2012 — 5.6/10). Films span Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) through Sab Kushal Mangal (2020).
The Satish Kaushik & Akshaye Khanna partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Sab Kushal Mangal (2020). Their work runs across 4 decades of Hindi cinema. They didn't share a set between 2012 and 2020.
From Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) to Sab Kushal Mangal (2020). It started with Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Aa Ab Laut Chalen; the 2020s to Sab Kushal Mangal. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Satish Kaushik cast Akshaye Khanna in 'Shaadi Se Pehle' (2006) after being blown away by his performance in 'Dil Chahta Hai'. Kaushik later admitted he wrote the role of the neurotic groom specifically to give Akshaye a chance to flex his comic timing, which he felt the industry had ignored.
- On the set of 'Gali Gali Chor Hai' (2012), Kaushik would deliberately flub his lines in the first take to make Akshaye laugh. He said it was his way of loosening up the younger actor, who he felt was 'too perfect' and needed to be caught off guard for the comedy to land.
- Kaushik and Khanna shared a secret ritual before every scene together: they would whisper the same line from 'Shaadi Se Pehle' — 'Yeh shaadi nahi, penalty shootout hai' — to break the tension. Khanna revealed this at Kaushik's memorial event in 2023.
- "Satish ji was the only director who let me be stupid on screen. He'd say, 'Akshaye, comedy mein galti karna bhi ek art hai.' I learned to fall on my face because of him." — Akshaye Khanna, at the 'Sab Kushal Mangal' trailer launch, 2020.
- The only 'hit' among their three films — 'Sab Kushal Mangal' (2020) — directly launched the career of debutant director Karan Vishwanath Kashyap. Kaushik handpicked him after seeing his short film, and insisted Akshaye co-produce it with him. The film's modest success got Kashyap his next project, 'Sharmaji Ki Beti'.
4 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.8/10.
- Aa Ab Laut Chalen
- Shaadi Se Pehle
- Gali Gali Chor Hai
- Sab Kushal Mangal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Aa Ab Laut Chalen, Satish Kaushik had starred in 28 films, including Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) and Aadharshila (1982).
After Sab Kushal Mangal, Satish Kaushik went on to appear in 7 more films, including Mirg (2024) and Sharmaji Namkeen (2022).
Before Aa Ab Laut Chalen, Akshaye Khanna had starred in 5 films, including Border (1997) and Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998).
After Sab Kushal Mangal, Akshaye Khanna went on to appear in 5 more films, including Akshardham: Operation Vajra Shakti (2025) and Drishyam 2 (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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