For producer Sajid Nadiadwala, 2013 is turning out to be a landmark year. On Apr. 6, “Heropanti” starring Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon goes on floors in Patiala , and the film is suppose to release on Valentine’s Day 2014. This is a significant date as almost two decades ago Nadiadwala’s “Judwaa,” starring Salman Khan, had its first schedule on the same day and was the producer’s breakthrough film despite an earlier success in “Waqt Hamara Hai” (1993).

“Heropanti” will release in 2014 on Valentine’s Day, which is Feb. 14. A return to the action-romance genre, “Heropanti” will have Nadiadwala’s wife Wardha and his mom giving the first clap for the film without any traditional “muhurat,” as the filmmaker believes he gets all the good luck from the two women in his life.


Nadiadwala said in a press release, “I have always believed in giving breaks to deserving people. So far I have given major breaks to many leading ladies and young directors. I have full faith in Tiger and his talent. This boy is going to redefine action and dance, the way we see it. Working with newcomers has its own energies, and I am looking forward to this shoot.”

Nadiadwala is a third-generation auteur — his father and grandfather were also well-known filmmakers of their time — and he is counted today among the top independent producers in Mumbai. His production house Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is associated only with films that have A-list stars, lavish budgets and high production values.

A lawyer by education, Nadiadwala started out by assisting on projects developed by his family before venturing out on his own. His upcoming productions include “Kick” starring Salman Khan, which he directs himself, and “Two States” starring Arjun Kapoor, which is a co-production with Dharma Productions.

“Heropanti” is directed by Sabir Khan and has music by Sajid-Wajid. Incidentally, 30 years ago, Tiger’s father Jackie Shroff, already a big name in modeling then, turned hero with Subhash Ghai’s blockbuster “Hero.”

In the times when there are so many proposals being made and promises penned, Sajid has quietly created a pool of resources which would ensure that he has a film of his release at regular intervals. With actors like Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor all set to work in a film each with him, Sajid is certainly busier than ever before,' informs an industry source.



Meanwhile he is already looking forward to a prolific 2014 ahead, what with HEROPANTI (14th February) and 2 STATES (18th April) already boasting of confirmed release dates. If Tiger Shroff's debut film would be the flavour of next Valentine's season, Arjun Kapoor's film (which has Karan Johar as Sajid's co-producer) would be hitting the screens in the season when Sajid has seen his HOUSEFULL and HOUSEFULL 2 turning out to be huge successes.

Sajid Nadiadwala, Saif Ali Khan & Kabir Khan team up for political thriller Moreover, KICK too would be arriving in 2014 though it would be interesting to see if the Salman starrer would pick up Eid or Christmas as its preferred day of arrival,' the source adds, 'In the meantime, release date of HIGHWAY, which has been made in collaboration with Imtiaz Ali, would be announced soon as well.'

With Sajid already announcing plans for HOUSEFULL 3, one can well expect Sajid to have at least half a dozen films of his arrive in quick succession.