Akshay Kumar & Pahlaj Nihalani Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-17 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Akshay Kumar and Pahlaj Nihalani appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1993 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aankhen (1993 — 5.8/10). Films span Aankhen (1993) through Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003).
The Akshay Kumar & Pahlaj Nihalani partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003). They didn't share a set between 1993 and 2003. From Aankhen (1993) to Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003).
It started with Aankhen (1993). The ran closed with Talaash: The Hunt Begins... in 2003.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Aankhen; the 2000s to Talaash: The Hunt Begins.... Akshay Kumar acted in every film; Pahlaj Nihalani produced all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Aankhen
- Talaash: The Hunt Begins...
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Talaash: The Hunt Begins..., Akshay Kumar kept going for 96 more films; Pahlaj Nihalani stepped back.
Before Aankhen, Akshay Kumar had starred in 6 films, including Khiladi (1992) and Saugandh (1991).
After Talaash: The Hunt Begins..., Akshay Kumar went on to appear in 96 more films, including Gabbar is Back (2015) and Gabbar is Back (2015).
Before Aankhen, Pahlaj Nihalani had starred in 8 films, including Shola Aur Shabnam (1992) and Aag Hi Aag (1987).
After Talaash: The Hunt Begins..., Pahlaj Nihalani went on to appear in 1 more film, including Rangeela Raja (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Akshay Kumar & Pahlaj Nihalani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Gulshan Grover is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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