Arjun Rampal & Kareena Kapoor Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 2006 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006 — 6.9/10). Films span Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006) through Satyagraha (2013).
The Arjun Rampal & Kareena Kapoor partnership
Between 2006 and 2013, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006) to Satyagraha (2013). It started with Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Don: The Chase Begins Again; the 2010s to Satyagraha. Arjun Rampal acted in every film; Kareena Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the set of Don (2006) — but Kareena almost didn't sign the film. She was hesitant about playing second fiddle to Priyanka Chopra's character. Arjun personally called her to say the role had more screen time than the script suggested. She took the part.
- In Heroine (2012), Arjun played a calm, grounded actor while Kareena played a spiraling star. He deliberately slowed down his delivery in every scene with her — he told the director he wanted her manic energy to feel louder by contrast. She later said his stillness made her performance sharper.
- Their pairing in Ra.One (2011) directly led to Kareena recommending Arjun for the lead in the 2013 thriller D-Day. She told the producer, 'He's wasted in superhero suits — give him a real man's role.' Arjun got the part and earned his first Filmfare nomination for Best Actor.
- During the shoot of We Are Family (2010), Kareena was going through a public breakup with Shahid Kapoor. Arjun would drive her home from set every night for two weeks — not because they were close friends, but because he lived nearby and she didn't want to be alone. They never spoke about it publicly.
- Arjun on Kareena after Satyagraha (2013): 'She's the only co-star who ever told me my beard looked stupid in a scene and made me shave it off mid-shoot. I listened because she was right.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Don: The Chase Begins Again
- Satyagraha
- We Are Family
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
By the time of Don: The Chase Begins Again, both already had careers — Arjun Rampal with 12 films, Kareena Kapoor with 38.
Before Don: The Chase Begins Again, Arjun Rampal had starred in 12 films, including Tehzeeb (2003) and Aankhen (1993).
After Satyagraha, Arjun Rampal went on to appear in 16 more films, including Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026) and Arjun S/O Vyjayanthi (2025).
Before Don: The Chase Begins Again, Kareena Kapoor had starred in 38 films, including Yuva (2004) and Yuva (2004).
After Satyagraha, Kareena Kapoor went on to appear in 18 more films, including Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Arjun Rampal & Kareena Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Arjun Rampal & Kareena Kapoor's films together
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