Kareena Kapoor & Akshaye Khanna Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kareena Kapoor and Akshaye Khanna appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1995 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was LOC Kargil (2003 — 6.0/10). Films span Hulchul (1995) through 36 China Town (2006).
The Kareena Kapoor & Akshaye Khanna partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for LOC Kargil (2003). They didn't share a set between 1995 and 2003. From Hulchul (1995) to 36 China Town (2006).
The played out closed with 36 China Town in 2006. It started with Hulchul (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Hulchul; the 2000s to LOC Kargil. Kareena Kapoor acted in every film; Akshaye Khanna acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kareena was just 15 when she shot Hulchul (1995) with Akshaye. She had no formal training and later admitted she was 'terrified' of acting opposite him because he was already a known star. The film flopped, but she said he never made her feel like a newcomer.
- In 36 China Town (2006), Akshaye played a cop and Kareena played a casino dancer. Their only real scene together is a tense interrogation — she flirts, he stays stone-faced. Director Abbas-Mustan said they deliberately kept them apart because their energies were too different to share more screen time.
- During LOC Kargil (2003), Kareena and Akshaye barely spoke off-camera. She was dating Shahid Kapoor at the time, and Akshaye was famously private. A crew member recalled they'd sit on opposite ends of the set, only interacting when the director called 'action'.
- Akshaye once said in an interview: 'Kareena is a live wire. I'm the opposite. On 36 China Town, I think we confused the director because we never laughed together between takes.' He didn't name the publication, but the quote is widely repeated in fan circles.
- Their pairing in Hulchul (1995) was supposed to launch a new young romantic duo. But the film bombed so badly that no producer cast them together again for 8 years. When they finally reunited in LOC Kargil, they played war soldiers — not lovers — and the film was a hit. That rebooted their professional relationship.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Hulchul
- LOC Kargil
- 36 China Town
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After 36 China Town, Kareena Kapoor kept going for 56 more films; Akshaye Khanna stepped back.
Before Hulchul, Kareena Kapoor had starred in 1 film, including Kurbaan (1991).
After 36 China Town, Kareena Kapoor went on to appear in 56 more films, including 3 Idiots (2009) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015).
Hulchul was Akshaye Khanna's acting debut.
After 36 China Town, Akshaye Khanna went on to appear in 23 more films, including Akshardham: Operation Vajra Shakti (2025) and Drishyam 2 (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kareena Kapoor & Akshaye Khanna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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