Anil Kapoor & Abbas-Mustan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anil Kapoor and Abbas-Mustan appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2008 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Race (2008 — 6.1/10). Films span Race (2008) through Race 2 (2013).
The Anil Kapoor & Abbas-Mustan partnership
From Race (2008) to Race 2 (2013). It started with Race (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Race; the 2010s to Race 2. Anil Kapoor acted in every film; Abbas-Mustan directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
- Race
- Race 2
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, Anil Kapoor had 97 films behind them; Abbas-Mustan had 12. After Race 2, Anil Kapoor kept going for 21 more films; Abbas-Mustan stepped back.
Before Race, Anil Kapoor had starred in 97 films, including Shakti (1982) and Mashaal (1984).
After Race 2, Anil Kapoor went on to appear in 21 more films, including Animal (2023) and Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022).
Before Race, Abbas-Mustan had directed 12 films, including Khiladi (1992) and Aitraaz (2004).
After Race 2, Abbas-Mustan went on to direct 2 more films, including Kis Kisko Pyaar Karu (2015) and Machine (2017).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bipasha Basu is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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