In pictures: Bollywood’s seven most loved actor-director pairs

Shah Rukh Khan & Karan Johar

Shah Rukh Khan & Karan Johar are way beyond colleagues. They are great friends; and almost consider each other family. Right from the 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' days till 'My Name is Khan' and so many in between, the Karan Johar-Shah Rukh Khan involvement is unbeatable.

Ajay Devgn & Rohit Shetty

The 'Golmal' series is undoubtedly one of the best comedy franchise Bollywood has ever produced. Apart from that, Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty have also worked together in 'Bol Bachchan' and 'Singham'.

Deepika Padukone & Sanjay Leela Bhansali

'Ram Leela' and 'Bajirao Mastani'. Deepika Padukone could surely term these as two crucial projects in her career. Time and again, Bhansali has proven his credibility as a filmmaker who won't shy away from making films on backdrops of history and social conflicts. Both the films acted as a platform for deepika where she undoubtedly proved her versatility as an actress. We wish they both come together for many more ventures.

Emraan Hashmi & Mohit Suri

Did you know that these two were cousin brothers? From Emraan's career's first hit 'Awarapan' to a number of other films including 'Zeher', 'Hamari Adhuri Kahani', they have teamed up professionally many times.

Ranbir Kapoor & Ayan Mukherjee

Ayan Mukerji's both directorial films featured Ranbir Kapoor. 'Wake Up Sid' is a beautiful film packed with positive vibes while 'Yeh Jaawani Hai Deewani' paints a dream which every young soul cherishes. We loved Ranbir in both of them.

Salman Khan & Sooraj Barjatya

Salman Khan's 'Prem' avatar was given shape by none other than Sooraj Barjatya. After 'Maine Pyar Kiya', 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun' & 'Hum Saath Saath Hai', Salman took a long break from playing 'Prem' only until he was approached for 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' in 2015. Prem magic is on and the box office collections of 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' showed that.

Sanjay Dutt & Rajkumar Hirani

Our 'Munna Bhai' love is forever. While no one but Sanjay Dutt could ever nail the character of Munna bhai this brilliantly, the man behind it is Rajkumar Hirani. We heard they're going to pair up once more; can't wait for it to happen!