Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Sajid Khan Returns With Horror Comedy After 12-Year Directing Gap
Sajid Khan is directing a new movie called Hero Ki Horrorine.
It is planned as a mix of scary moments and comedy.
The movie is expected to arrive in cinemas on January 7, 2027.
This will be Sajid Khan’s first directing project in 12 years.
His last film as a director was Humshakals in 2014.
Yashvardhan Ahuja will act in a movie for the first time.
He will appear with his mother, Sunita Ahuja.
Nitanshi Goel is the film’s lead actor.
Sajid Khan was accused of sexual harassment by several women in 2018, and a reported directors’ association ban was revoked in 2019.
Sajid Khan will return to directing with the horror comedy Hero Ki Horrorine after 12 years.
Hero Ki Horrorine is scheduled for theatrical release on January 7, 2027.
The film is presented by Balaji Telefilms Ltd and produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ektaa R Kapoor and Amar Butala.
Yashvardhan Ahuja, son of Govinda, will make his acting debut alongside his mother, Sunita Ahuja.
Nitanshi Goel leads the cast with Yashvardhan Ahuja, alongside Jamie Lever, Chunky Pandey, Brijendra Kala and Simrat Kaur Randhawa.
- Who
- Filmmaker Sajid Khan, producers Shobha Kapoor, Ektaa R Kapoor and Amar Butala, and the cast led by Nitanshi Goel and Yashvardhan Ahuja.
- What
- The announcement of Hero Ki Horrorine, a horror comedy marking Sajid Khan’s return as director and Yashvardhan Ahuja’s acting debut.
- When
- The film is scheduled for release on January 7, 2027; Sajid Khan last directed in 2014.
- Where
- In theatres; the articles do not specify a production location.
- Why
- The film is being made as a horror comedy, while the articles do not state why Sajid Khan is returning at this time.
- Film
- Hero Ki Horrorine
- Genre
- Horror comedy
- Release date
- January 7, 2027
- Director
- Sajid Khan
- Presenting company
- Balaji Telefilms Ltd
- Producers
- Shobha Kapoor, Ektaa R Kapoor and Amar Butala
- Lead cast
- Nitanshi Goel and Yashvardhan Ahuja
- Previous directing credit
- Humshakals (2014)