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Saif Ali Khan

68Co-Stars
7Directors
2Music Directors
10Films with Kareena Kapoor
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Saif Ali Khan Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together

Saif Ali Khan's collaborators

One pairing towers over the rest: Kareena Kapoor, with 10 films — far ahead of every other collaborator. Naseeruddin Shah averages 7.6/10 across 2 films with Saif Ali Khan — the highest-rated active pairing.

Saif Ali Khan and Gulshan Grover share 7 films across 22 years. 45 different collaborators have shared three or more films with Saif Ali Khan — a deep bench of returning faces.

As of July 2026.

Collaborator network

Top 12 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.

1054645346457Saif Ali KhanKareena KapoorBipasha BasuDeepika PadukoneAkshay KumarAmitabh BachchanShakti KapoorJimmy ShergillAditya PancholiAjay DevganAnil KapoorBoman IraniGulshan Grover
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Most acclaimed pairing
Saif Ali Khan × Naseeruddin Shah
2 films·avg 7.6/10
Longest running
Saif Ali Khan × Gulshan Grover
22+ years·3 decades

Strongest pairings

Kareena Kapoor pulls ahead of every other pairing — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 79%.

  1. #1Kareena Kapoor
    Kareena Kapoor
    10 films·★ 5.8
    1991–2012
    Top film: Omkara (7.6)
    10 films together →
  2. #2Gulshan Grover
    Gulshan Grover
    7 films·★ 4.7
    1991–2013
    Top film: Bullett Raja (5.7)
    7 films together →
  3. #3Bipasha Basu
    Bipasha Basu
    5 films·★ 5.2
    2006–2014
    Top film: Omkara (7.6)
    5 films together →
  4. #4Boman Irani
    Boman Irani
    5 films·★ 6.0
    2003–2012
    Top film: Eklavya: The Royal Guard (6.2)
    5 films together →
  5. #5Deepika Padukone
    Deepika Padukone
    4 films·★ 5.9
    2009–2013
    Top film: Love Aaj Kal (6.3)
    4 films together →
77Total Co-Stars & Directors
10Most films with Kareena Kapoor
3Role categories

Top pairings compared

Kareena Kapoor leads on film count, Boman Irani on average rating, Bipasha Basu on recency — the four pull ahead on different metrics.

MetricKareena KapoorGulshan GroverBipasha BasuBoman Irani
Films together10755
Avg rating5.84.75.26.0
First1991199120062003
Latest2012201320142012
Best filmOmkaraBullett RajaOmkaraEklavya: The Royal Guard
Role

Top Co-Actors of Saif Ali Khan

#NameFilms Together
01
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor

Actor

Legend★ 6.0
10films
View 10 Films
02
Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover

Actor

Legend★ 5.0
7films
View 7 Films
03
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar

Actor

Legend★ 6.0
6films
View 6 Films
04
Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan

Actor

Legend★ 6.0
6films
View 6 Films
05
Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu

Actor

Veteran★ 5.0
5films
View 5 Films
06
Sonali Bendre
Sonali Bendre

Actor

5films
View 5 Films
07
Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty

Actor

Veteran★ 6.0
5films
View 5 Films
08
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor

Actor

Legend★ 5.0
5films
View 5 Films
09
Boman Irani
Boman Irani

Actor

Veteran★ 6.0
5films
View 5 Films
10
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt

Actor

Legend★ 6.0
5films
View 5 Films
11
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone

Actor

Peak★ 6.0
4films
View 4 Films
12
Sunil Shetty
Sunil Shetty

Actor

4films
View 4 Films
13
Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji

Actor

4films
View 4 Films
14
Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta

Actor

4films
View 4 Films
15
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan

Actor

Legend★ 6.0
4films
View 4 Films
16
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor

Actor

4films
View 4 Films
17
Aditya Pancholi
Aditya Pancholi

Actor

4films
View 4 Films
18
Reema Lagoo
Reema Lagoo

Actor

4films
View 4 Films
19
Dalip Tahil
Dalip Tahil

Actor

4films
View 4 Films
20
Tabu
Tabu

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
21
Isha Koppikar
Isha Koppikar

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
22
Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
23
Kajol
Kajol

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
24
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
25
Javed Jaffrey
Javed Jaffrey

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
26
Salman Khan
Salman Khan

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
27
Jimmy Shergill
Jimmy Shergill

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
28
Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
29
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
30
Sanjay Kapoor

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
31
Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Oberoi

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
32
Mohan Joshi

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
33
Dimple Kapadia
Dimple Kapadia

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
34
Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
35
Akshaye Khanna
Akshaye Khanna

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
36
Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
37
Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
38
Dia Mirza
Dia Mirza

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
39
Alok Nath
Alok Nath

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
40
Avtar Gill
Avtar Gill

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
41
Kader Khan
Kader Khan

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
42
Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
43
Kiku Sharda

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
44
Chunky Panday

Actor

3films
View 3 Films
45
Vidyut Jamwal
Vidyut Jamwal

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
46
Sameera Reddy
Sameera Reddy

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
47
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
48
Esha Deol
Esha Deol

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
49
Ameesha Patel
Ameesha Patel

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
50
Rati Agnihotri
Rati Agnihotri

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
51
Raima Sen

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
52
Manoj Bajpai
Manoj Bajpai

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
53
Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
54
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
55
Smita Jaykar

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
56
Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
57
Vir Das
Vir Das

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
58
Ram Kapoor
Ram Kapoor

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
59
Kirron Kher
Kirron Kher

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
60
Sanjay Mishra
Sanjay Mishra

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
61
Rajat Kapoor
Rajat Kapoor

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
62
Manoj Pahwa
Manoj Pahwa

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
63
Yashpal Sharma

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
64
Aftab Shivdasani
Aftab Shivdasani

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
65
Atul Agnihotri
Atul Agnihotri

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
66
Somy Ali

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
67
Deven Verma
Deven Verma

Actor

2films
View 2 Films
68
Vrajesh Hirjee

Actor

2films
View 2 Films

Directors Who Worked with Saif Ali Khan

#NameFilms Together
01
Abbas-Mustan

Director

2films
View 2 Films
02
Sriram Raghavan

Director

2films
View 2 Films
03
Kunal Kohli
Kunal Kohli

Director

2films
View 2 Films
04
Siddharth Anand

Director

2films
View 2 Films
05
Lawrence D'Souza

Director

2films
View 2 Films
06
Sameer Malkan

Director

2films
View 2 Films
07
Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla

Director

2films
View 2 Films

Music Directors Who Worked with Saif Ali Khan

#NameFilms Together
01
Pritam Chakraborty
Pritam Chakraborty

Music Composer

3films
View 3 Films
02
Salim-Sulaiman

Music Composer

2films
View 2 Films

Multi-decade partnerships

Gulshan Grover is the only collaborator who has worked with Saif Ali Khan in every decade of her career.

  1. #1Gulshan Grover
    Gulshan Grover
    7 films·★ 4.7
    1991–2013
    Top film: Bullett Raja (5.7)
    7 films together →
  2. #2Kareena Kapoor
    Kareena Kapoor
    10 films·★ 5.8
    1991–2012
    Top film: Omkara (7.6)
    10 films together →
  3. #3Aditya Pancholi
    Aditya Pancholi
    4 films·★ 4.9
    1995–2013
    Top film: Race 2 (5.4)
    4 films together →
  4. #4Prem Chopra
    Prem Chopra
    3 films·★ 4.4
    1994–2012
    Top film: Agent Vinod (5.3)
    3 films together →
  5. #5Vivek Oberoi
    Vivek Oberoi
    3 films·★ 6.0
    1991–2006
    Top film: Omkara (7.6)
    3 films together →
  6. #6Saeed Jaffrey
    Saeed Jaffrey
    3 films·★ 5.3
    1994–2009
    Top film: Sanam Teri Kasam (6.7)
    3 films together →

Most acclaimed pairings

Top-rated pairings with two or more films together.

  1. #1Naseeruddin Shah
    Naseeruddin Shah
    2 films·★ 7.6
    2006
    Top film: Omkara (7.6)
    2 films together →
  2. #2
    S
    Sanjay Kapoor
    3 films·★ 6.7
    2003
    Top film: Kal Ho Naa Ho (7.9)
    3 films together →
  3. #3
    R
    Raima Sen
    2 films·★ 6.6
    2005–2007
    Top film: Parineeta (6.9)
    2 films together →
  4. #4Vidya Balan
    Vidya Balan
    2 films·★ 6.6
    2005–2007
    Top film: Parineeta (6.9)
    2 films together →
  5. #5Ajay Devgan
    Ajay Devgan
    6 films·★ 6.5
    1999–2006
    Top film: Omkara (7.6)
    6 films together →
  6. #6Preity Zinta
    Preity Zinta
    4 films·★ 6.4
    2000–2005
    Top film: Kal Ho Naa Ho (7.9)
    4 films together →

Collaboration by Decade

1990s
81 films
★ 5
Lawrence D'Souza, Sameer Malkan, Kareena Kapoor
2000s
115 films
★ 6.2
Abbas-Mustan, Sriram Raghavan, Kunal Kohli
2010s
31 films
★ 5.3
Abbas-Mustan, Sriram Raghavan, Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla

Creative Legacy

“Bewakoof Aur Chutiye Mein Dhaage Bhar Ka Farak Hota Hai Bhaiya”

— Langda Tyagi

Saif Ali Khan's career in Indian cinema is a study in evolution and reinvention. Emerging in the early 1990s as a conventional romantic lead, he initially struggled to find a distinct identity amidst the era's dominant stars. His pivotal shift came in 2001 with Farhan Akhtar's 'Dil Chahta Hai', where his portrayal of Sameer, a vulnerable and lovelorn young man, resonated deeply with a new urban au…

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