“Ninety per cent of the times, filming is a cakewalk. You start it, shoot it and release it without any major hassles. Then comes along one film that gets stuck or faces unusual problems.”

Indian film producer, director and screenwriter, active in Hindi cinema

Sajid Nadiadwala is an Indian film producer, director, and screenwriter in Hindi cinema. He owns Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and is the grandson of filmmaker A. K. Nadiadwala. He is associated with a number of commercial films, including several starring Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan. He is known for Housefull (2010) and Baaghi (2016) and its sequels. He also directed Kick, which brought him a debutant director award, and was involved in the Marathi film Lai Bhaari. In 2026, he co-produced his first Gujarati film, Dhabkaaro, to mark 75 years of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.