Akshay Kumar & Rohit Dhawan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Akshay Kumar and Rohit Dhawan appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2011 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Desi Boyz (2011 — 5.8/10). Films span Desi Boyz (2011) through Dishoom (2016).
The Akshay Kumar & Rohit Dhawan partnership
From Desi Boyz (2011) to Dishoom (2016). It started with Desi Boyz (2011).
The shape of the work
Akshay Kumar acted in every film; Rohit Dhawan directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Desi Boyz
- Dishoom
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 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 88 films behind them; Rohit Dhawan had 0. After Dishoom, Akshay Kumar kept going for 34 more films; Rohit Dhawan stepped back.
Before Desi Boyz, Akshay Kumar had starred in 88 films, including Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) and Phir Hera Pheri (2006).
After Dishoom, Akshay Kumar went on to appear in 34 more films, including Sarfira (2024) and Padman (2018).
Desi Boyz was Rohit Dhawan's directorial debut.
After Dishoom, Rohit Dhawan went on to direct 1 more film, including Rambo (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Akshay Kumar & Rohit Dhawan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
John Abraham is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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