Amitabh Bachchan & Kareena Kapoor Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amitabh Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2001 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001 — 6.4/10). Films span Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) through Satyagraha (2013).
The Amitabh Bachchan & Kareena Kapoor partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Satyagraha (2013). They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2013. From Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) to Satyagraha (2013).
It started with Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham; the 2010s to Satyagraha. Amitabh Bachchan acted in every film; Kareena Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kareena was just 21 when she signed Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. She later admitted she was terrified of Amitabh on day one. He broke the ice by cracking a joke about her surname during the first scene read.
- In Dev (2004), Amitabh played a brooding cop and Kareena played a feisty college student. She later said he deliberately held back his intensity in their scenes together so her character wouldn't get swallowed. He let her lead the rhythm.
- Amitabh and Kareena share a real-life connection: her grandfather Raj Kapoor was his mentor. On the sets of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Amitabh would often call her 'Bebo' and tell her stories about working with Raj Kapoor in the 1970s.
- Kareena once said about Amitabh: 'He doesn't act with you. He acts for you. In Dev, he would adjust his dialogue delivery so my pauses landed right. That's not something you learn in acting school.'
- Their pairing in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham created a template for the 'cool dad and rebellious daughter-in-law' dynamic that Bollywood copied for years. Films like Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014) directly referenced their banter.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
- Dev
- Satyagraha
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
When they first worked together, Amitabh Bachchan had 66 films behind them; Kareena Kapoor had 4. After Satyagraha, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 36 more films; Kareena Kapoor stepped back.
Before Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Amitabh Bachchan had starred in 66 films, including Gol Maal (1979) and Shakti (1982).
After Satyagraha, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 36 more films, including Pink (2016) and Padman (2018).
Before Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kareena Kapoor had starred in 4 films, including Refugee (2000) and Refugee (2000).
After Satyagraha, Kareena Kapoor went on to appear in 19 more films, including Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015).
Collaboration Journey
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