Varun Dhawan & Akshay Kumar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Varun Dhawan and Akshay Kumar appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2016 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Stree 2 (2024 — 6.7/10). Films span Dishoom (2016) through Stree 2 (2024).
The Varun Dhawan & Akshay Kumar partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Stree 2 (2024). They didn't share a set between 2016 and 2024. From Dishoom (2016) to Stree 2 (2024).
Their most recent film, Stree 2, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active. It started with Dishoom (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Dishoom; the 2020s to Stree 2. Varun Dhawan acted in every film; Akshay Kumar acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.7/10.
- Dishoom
- Stree 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 8 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, Varun Dhawan had 6 films behind them; Akshay Kumar had 110.
Before Dishoom, Varun Dhawan had starred in 6 films, including Badlapur (2015) and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014).
After Stree 2, Varun Dhawan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Thamma (2025) and Border 2 (2026).
Before Dishoom, Akshay Kumar had starred in 110 films, including Gabbar is Back (2015) and Gabbar is Back (2015).
After Stree 2, Akshay Kumar went on to appear in 7 more films, including Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (2025) and Sky Force (2025).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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