Hrithik Roshan & Kareena Kapoor Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2001 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001 — 6.4/10). Films span Yaadein (2001) through Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003).
The Hrithik Roshan & Kareena Kapoor partnership
Between 2001 and 2003, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 2 years. From Yaadein (2001) to Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003). The unfolded closed with Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon in 2003.
It started with Yaadein (2001).
The shape of the work
Hrithik Roshan acted in every film; Kareena Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Hrithik was the one who pushed for Kareena to be cast in 'Yaadein' (2001). Director Subhash Ghai initially wanted a different actress, but Hrithik insisted she was the right fit after seeing her in 'Refugee'.
- On the sets of 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' (2001), Kareena would deliberately mess up her lines to make Hrithik laugh during serious scenes. He said it helped him loosen up because he was too tense about matching Amitabh Bachchan's intensity.
- During 'Mujhse Dosti Karoge!' (2002), Hrithik and Kareena had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the entire crew chai. Kareena lost almost every day because she kept laughing at Hrithik's exaggerated Punjabi accent.
- Kareena once said: 'Hrithik is the only co-star who made me feel like I was the better actor. He'd step back in scenes just to let me shine. That's rare.'
- Their pairing in 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' (2001) directly inspired the 'rich-boy-meets-girl-next-door' template that Yash Raj Films reused for 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' (2013) — the casting team even auditioned similar-looking actors for the leads.
- They almost didn't work together after 'Yaadein' because Kareena's mother thought Hrithik was 'too shy' to be a leading man. Kareena convinced her by showing her the rushes of their romantic scenes — she said his shyness made him more charming on screen.
4 films across 1 decade
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
- Mujhse Dosti Karoge!
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, Kareena Kapoor kept going for 80 more films; Hrithik Roshan stepped back.
Before Yaadein, Hrithik Roshan had starred in 6 films, including Mission Kashmir (2000) and Aasha (1980).
After Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, Hrithik Roshan went on to appear in 23 more films, including Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008).
Before Yaadein, Kareena Kapoor had starred in 4 films, including Refugee (2000) and Refugee (2000).
After Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, Kareena Kapoor went on to appear in 80 more films, including 3 Idiots (2009) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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