Abhishek Bachchan & Kulbhushan Kharbanda Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Abhishek Bachchan and Kulbhushan Kharbanda appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2000 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006 — 7.9/10). Films span Refugee (2000) through Umrao Jaan (2006).
The Abhishek Bachchan & Kulbhushan Kharbanda partnership
From Refugee (2000) to Umrao Jaan (2006). Lage Raho Munna Bhai is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Umrao Jaan in 2006.
It started with Refugee (2000).
The shape of the work
Abhishek Bachchan acted in every film; Kulbhushan Kharbanda acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Lage Raho Munna Bhai
- Umrao Jaan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 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, Abhishek Bachchan had 2 films behind them; Kulbhushan Kharbanda had 72. After Umrao Jaan, Abhishek Bachchan kept going for 36 more films; Kulbhushan Kharbanda stepped back.
Before Refugee, Abhishek Bachchan had starred in 2 films, including Dus (1997) and Shararat (1990).
After Umrao Jaan, Abhishek Bachchan went on to appear in 36 more films, including Kaalidhar Laapata (2025) and Ghoomer (2023).
Before Refugee, Kulbhushan Kharbanda had starred in 72 films, including Mandi (1983) and Arth (1982).
After Umrao Jaan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda went on to appear in 12 more films, including Jodhaa Akbar (2008) and Haider (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Abhishek Bachchan & Kulbhushan Kharbanda's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sunil Shetty is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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