Akshay Kumar & Shirish Kunder Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Akshay Kumar and Shirish Kunder appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2006 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jaan-E-Mann (2006 — 6.0/10). Films span Jaan-E-Mann (2006) through Joker (2012).
The Akshay Kumar & Shirish Kunder partnership
From Jaan-E-Mann (2006) to Joker (2012). It started with Jaan-E-Mann (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Jaan-E-Mann; the 2010s to Joker. Never on the same side of the camera — Akshay Kumar actor, Shirish Kunder director, across all 3 films. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.2/10.
- Jaan-E-Mann
- Joker
- Tees Maar Khan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 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, Akshay Kumar had 65 films behind them; Shirish Kunder had 0. After Joker, Akshay Kumar kept going for 50 more films; Shirish Kunder stepped back.
Before Jaan-E-Mann, Akshay Kumar had starred in 65 films, including Khakee (2004) and Hera Pheri (2000).
After Joker, Akshay Kumar went on to appear in 50 more films, including Gabbar is Back (2015) and Gabbar is Back (2015).
Jaan-E-Mann was Shirish Kunder's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Akshay Kumar & Shirish Kunder's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sudeep Chatterjee is the through-line — cinematography on 2 of their 3 films.
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