Bollywood’s rumour mill is buzzing about Sajid Khan possibly returning to the director’s chair. Seven years after he was called out in multiple Me Too allegations by actors and journalists, and subsequently faced the Federation of Western India Cine Employees’ year-long ban that ended in 2019, it is heard that the director is in discussions with Zee Studios to helm a rom-com.
Word in the trade circle is that the yet-untitled film will serve as a launchpad for Govinda’s son Yashvardhan Ahuja. Nitanshi Goel of ‘Laapataa Ladies’ (2024) fame and Krithi Shetty have been chosen as the female leads.
An insider told mid-day, “Sajid has been approached by the studio, but he hasn’t said yes yet. The studio heads are keen to have him helm the film as the comedy elements are right up his alley. Yashvardhan has another project with Phantom Studios, but he is likely to start shooting for this first. Sajid was earlier to direct a film with John Abraham, but that didn’t work out.” Talk also suggests that the rom-com might be a remake of a hit South Indian movie.
mid-day contacted Khan and Zee Studios. Both did not respond till press time.
Sajid Khan’s earlier appearance
In 2022, Sajid Khan participated in ‘Bigg Boss 16’. At the time, Delhi Commission for Women’s chief Swati Maliwal reportedly wrote a letter to Anurag Thakur, the
then-Information and Broadcasting Minister, demanding his ouster from the show. She argued that his participation in the primetime show would give the alleged sexual predator an undue platform to whitewash his image.
