Sajid Nadiadwala,
the owner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt Ltd, is known to be
associated with movies that are labeled in Bollywood as ‘masala entertainers’.
This is because his banner has produced blockbusters like Housefull, Housefull
2, Kambakkth Ishq, Heyy Baby, Judwa, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi and many more. But
2014 is going to change that for this ace producer as he is going to be a part
of two of the most talked about films of the year. Both these movies are non-commercial.
The first is Imtiaz Ali’s Highway, which is being presented worldwide by Sajid.
And the second is Kabir Khan’s Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer Phantom.
Phantom is based on the 26/11 terror attacks and both the lead actors play
counter terrorists in the film. This film is produced by the Nadiadwala
Grandson Entertainment Pvt Ltd banner.
Sajid Nadiadwala,
who has launched directors like Sajid Khan and Shirish Kunder, said "Highway
is a beautiful story so I jumped into the project. I feel proud to be
associated with Imtiaz Ali and Kabir Khan. It is not intentional. It is not
that just because I was making only entertainers I want to work with them. I
would like to be associated with those whose cinema I like and feel comfortable
working with. It is not a conscious decision." He further adds, "I
have grown up watching cinema of directors like JP Dutta. Now I am reinventing
myself. Even sitting with Imtiaz and Kabir refreshes me. It is like taking
coaching classes and such heavy duty coaching classes coming free is not bad.
It is a great experience to see how they visualize and conceptualize their
films."
Sajid Nadiadwala has
a number of films lined up for release this year. This list includes the Alia
Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor starrer 2 States, which is a love story and is a screen
adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s book with the same name. He is also producing
Heropanti, which marks the debut of Jackie Shroff’s son Tiger Shroff in
Bollywood. Kick, Sajid’s directorial debut, is all set to release on the 25th
of July 2014.
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