Filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala subtly positions his banner Nadiadwala Grandson its most ambitious leap.
THR learns that Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, among the longest-running and most influential production houses in Hindi cinema, is in talks for a half-billion-dollar global deal with an international company.
Over 75 years ago, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment founded 75 years ago, has long been a major force in the Hindi film industry, backing commercial and critical successes over the decades. Its banner boasts of titles such as David Dhawan’s
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Imtiaz Ali’s Tamasha and Highway, Nitesh Tiwari’s Chhichhore,
Judwaa, Heyy Babyy all running to full houses.
While the specifics of the partnership are being closely guarded, as per industry sources Nadiadwala has held “multiple closed-door meetings with a global company” for what is being described as a “strategic partnership.”
“A half-billion-dollar deal is getting signed amid the parties and adding that the move is expected to allow Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment to build a stronger presence overseas.
The major development on the mega strategic deal comes at a time when the producer is awaiting the release of his upcoming biggie, “O’Romeo”. The romantic action drama releases on February 13, on the eve of Valentine’s Day.
Notedly, the film marks the fourth collaboration amid actor Shahid Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj after after Kaminey released in 2009. While plot details over O’Romeo have not been officially disclosed, the film is reportedly set in an older era of the Mumbai underworld and also stars Triptii Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Farida Jalal, Vikrant Massey, Nana Patekar, Tamannaah Bhatia and Disha Patani.
O’Romeo marks Bhardwaj’s first theatrical release as director in eight years after his streaming titles like Modern Love: Mumbai (2022), Khufiya (2023) and Charlie Chopra & The Mystery of Solang Valley (2023). Kapoor, meanwhile, was last seen in the 2025 cop-actioner Deva.
News Edit KV Raman