Hansal Mehta & Karan Kulkarni Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Hansal Mehta and Karan Kulkarni appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2013 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Shahid (2013 — 7.7/10). Films span Shahid (2013) through Aligarh (2016).
The Hansal Mehta & Karan Kulkarni partnership
From Shahid (2013) to Aligarh (2016). Shahid is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Shahid (2013).
The shape of the work
Hansal Mehta directed every film; Karan Kulkarni scored all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Shahid
- Aligarh
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
Before Shahid, Hansal Mehta had directed 3 films, including Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (2000) and Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? (2002).
After Aligarh, Hansal Mehta went on to direct 2 more films, including Simran (2017) and Omerta (2019).
Shahid was Karan Kulkarni's acting debut.
After Aligarh, Karan Kulkarni went on to appear in 5 more films, including Sukhee (2023) and Patna Shuklla (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Hansal Mehta & Karan Kulkarni's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajkummar Rao is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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