Akshay Oberoi & Anil Kapoor Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Akshay Oberoi and Anil Kapoor appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2019 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Fighter (2024 — 6.9/10). Films span Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) through King (2026).
The Akshay Oberoi & Anil Kapoor partnership
From Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) to King (2026). Their most recent film, King, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active. It started with Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019).
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga; the 2020s to Fighter. Akshay Oberoi acted in every film; Anil Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Anil Kapoor personally pushed for Akshay Oberoi to play the younger version of his character in 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga' (2019). The director originally wanted a bigger name for the flashback role, but Anil insisted Oberoi had the right vulnerability.
- In 'Fighter' (2024), Anil Kapoor deliberately slowed down his usual rapid-fire dialogue delivery to match Akshay Oberoi's more measured, brooding rhythm. Oberoi told a journalist that Anil 'adjusted his entire energy' so their scenes as mentor and protégé felt grounded, not rushed.
- During the 'Fighter' shoot, Anil Kapoor would text Akshay Oberoi every Sunday with a single line: 'Watch one old film. Call me Monday.' Oberoi later revealed this was Anil's way of teaching him screen presence without ever giving a lecture.
- Akshay Oberoi said about Anil Kapoor after 'Fighter': 'He doesn't treat you like a co-star. He treats you like a scene partner. That's rare. He'll say, 'You lead this beat, I'll follow.' And then he'll still steal the scene — but you feel like you won.'
- Their pairing in 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga' (2019) — as the same character at different ages — directly inspired the casting of younger and older versions of the same character in the 2023 web series 'The Night Manager'. The show's casting director admitted in an interview that the 'Anil-Akshay template' made them think of the dual-age approach.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2020s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.4/10.
- Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
- Fighter
- Thar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
36% of Akshay Oberoi's screen credits are with Anil Kapoor. When they first worked together, Akshay Oberoi had 7 films behind them; Anil Kapoor had 112.
Before Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, Akshay Oberoi had starred in 7 films, including Piku (2015) and Laal Rang (2016).
Before Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, Anil Kapoor had starred in 112 films, including Shakti (1982) and Mashaal (1984).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Akshay Oberoi & Anil Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deepika Padukone is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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