Anil Kapoor & Akshaye Khanna Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anil Kapoor and Akshaye Khanna appeared together in 6 Hindi films between 1999 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gandhi, My Father (2007 — 6.8/10). Films span Taal (1999) through No Problem (2010).
The Anil Kapoor & Akshaye Khanna partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Gandhi, My Father (2007). Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. They didn't share a set between 1999 and 2007.
From Taal (1999) to No Problem (2010). It started with Taal (1999).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Taal; the 2010s to No Problem. Anil Kapoor acted in every film; Akshaye Khanna acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Anil Kapoor personally recommended Akshaye Khanna for Taal (1999) after being impressed by his debut in Himalay Putra. Subhash Ghai was initially hesitant because Akshaye was too young for the role, but Anil insisted he had the maturity.
- In Taal, Anil Kapoor played the loud, impulsive music composer while Akshaye Khanna played the quiet, restrained rich boy. Anil deliberately dialed up his energy in every scene with Akshaye to make the contrast sharper — he said Akshaye's stillness made him work harder.
- During the shoot of No Problem (2010), Anil Kapoor and Akshaye Khanna shared a vanity van for weeks. Akshaye, known for being intensely private, would only come out for scenes — Anil would leave him notes under his door to cheer him up.
- Akshaye Khanna once said in an interview: 'Anil sir is the only co-star who made me laugh so hard on set that we had to reshoot the scene. He doesn't stop, even when the camera is off.'
- The song 'Ishq Bina' from Taal, where Anil and Akshaye share screen space in a tense confrontation, became a template for Bollywood's 'rival lovers' trope. Years later, directors like Sanjay Leela Bhansali cited that scene as inspiration for the tension in Devdas.
6 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.7/10.
- Taal
- Gandhi, My Father
- Race
- No Problem
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 11 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 72 films behind them; Akshaye Khanna had 5.
Before Taal, Anil Kapoor had starred in 72 films, including Shakti (1982) and Mashaal (1984).
After No Problem, Anil Kapoor went on to appear in 24 more films, including Animal (2023) and Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022).
Before Taal, Akshaye Khanna had starred in 5 films, including Border (1997) and Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998).
After No Problem, Akshaye Khanna went on to appear in 12 more films, including Akshardham: Operation Vajra Shakti (2025) and Drishyam 2 (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anil Kapoor & Akshaye Khanna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Anil Kapoor & Akshaye Khanna's films together
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