Sunny Deol & Samir Karnik Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sunny Deol and Samir Karnik appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2008 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011 — 5.2/10). Films span Heroes (2008) through Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011).
The Sunny Deol & Samir Karnik partnership
From Heroes (2008) to Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011). It started with Heroes (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Heroes; the 2010s to Yamla Pagla Deewana. Sunny Deol acted in every film; Samir Karnik directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
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- Yamla Pagla Deewana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Samir Karnik's screen credits are with Sunny Deol. When they first worked together, Sunny Deol had 71 films behind them; Samir Karnik had 2. After Yamla Pagla Deewana, Sunny Deol kept going for 19 more films; Samir Karnik stepped back.
Before Heroes, Sunny Deol had starred in 71 films, including Apne (2007) and Betaab (1983).
After Yamla Pagla Deewana, Sunny Deol went on to appear in 19 more films, including Chup (2022) and Gadar 2 (2023).
Before Heroes, Samir Karnik had directed 2 films, including Nanhe Jaisalmer (2007) and Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na (2004).
After Yamla Pagla Deewana, Samir Karnik went on to direct 1 more film, including Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sunny Deol & Samir Karnik's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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