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Rohit Shetty hires Farah Khan to helm the biggest action entertainer for his banner

Just like any other filmmaker in the world, Rohit Shetty also wants to tell as many unique stories to the audience as possible. Since he cannot direct all stories on his own, he has now teamed up with renowned choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan to do the job.

Yes, you heard that absolutely right! Rohit Shetty has just signed Farah Khan to direct the biggest action comedy film under his production house, Rohit Shetty Picturez. Farah last helmed the Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer Happy New Year (2014), which turned out to be a massive hit at the box-office upon its release.


Commenting on her maiden collaboration with Rohit Shetty, Farah said, “Sometimes the Universe just conspires to give you what you didn’t even imagine…Together with Rohit, Who I genuinely love as a brother, and whose work ethic I respect and share, I can only promise a ‘Mother of all Entertainers’! Can’t wait to say “Roll Camera” for this one!!”

“It’s a privilege for my production company to have Farah onboard to direct a film for us as she is extremely talented and hard working. It will definitely be a wonderful association. I can’t wait to start work with this extremely talented powerhouse. Looking forward,” shared excited Rohit.

Talking about Rohit’s next directorial venture, he has joined forces with superstar Akshay Kumar for a cop drama, titled Sooryavanshi. The film will mount the shooting floor as soon as the female lead in finalized.

Sooryavanshi is slated to buzz into cinemas in December this year.

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  • Netflix board approved a $25bn share repurchase on 22 April, with no expiry date.
  • The move follows Netflix abandoning its $83bn bid for Warner Bros' streaming and studio assets.
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Netflix has approved a $25 billion share buyback programme, using capital it had kept aside for its failed bid to buy Warner Bros.
The board gave the green light on 22 April, with the decision disclosed in an SEC filing the next day.
There is no expiry date on the programme. It comes on top of an existing December 2024 buyback that still had $6.8 billion left as of 31 March.

Earlier this year, Netflix pulled out of an $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros' streaming and studio assets after Paramount Skydance made a rival bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount then paid Netflix a $2.8 billion exit fee.

Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters had already said the company would restart share buybacks once the deal was off.

Netflix shares have had a rough ride. They hit an all-time high of $134.12 in June 2025, then fell more than 40 per cent when the Warner Bros deal was announced.

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