India’s leading production house Yash Raj Movies (YRF) has signed filmmaker Abhay Pannu to direct a horror film for the studio. Pannu, best known for creating the critically acclaimed series Rocket Boys<\/em>, has also developed the script for the project, which is scheduled to go on floors later in 2026. The yet untitled project will mark the first-ever horror film to be produced by Yash Raj Movies within the last 50 years.<\/p>\n SCOOP: Abhay Pannu signed to direct the FIRST HORROR film within the history of Yash Raj Movies<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “Yash Raj Movies have made movies all across the genres apart from horror. Come 2027, and the banner will step into the horror space with a feature film directed by Abhay Pannu. YRF CEO, Akshaye Widhani, facilitated this conversation and the collaboration, as he gave the arrogance to Aditya Chopra to explore the uncharted domain of horror for the primary time within the ever-so-evolving world of cinema,” a source shared with Bollywood Hungama<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Post the success of Saiyaara, YRF, under the leadership of CEO Akshaye Widhani, has been actively engaging with a brand new generation of storytellers, including Mohit Suri, Sameer Saxena, and Abhay Pannu, with the target of expanding the studio\u2019s storytelling canvas across genres and formats<\/p>\n As a part of this strategic direction, YRF is strengthening its internal creative framework to support a dual development model. A slate of movies creatively developed and produced by Aditya Chopra and a parallel slate led by Akshaye Widhani and his team, focused on fostering fresh creative voices and new-age storytelling<\/p>\n The source concludes, “It’s the primary time in history that Aditya Chopra has decentralised the film production game by bestowing the responsibility of content creation to Akshaye Widhani, who, after the success of Saiyaara<\/em>, is seeking to produce rather a lot more with a more recent set of filmmakers.<\/p>\n More details on the horror movies are awaited.<\/p>\n Also Read: <\/strong>tenth anniversary EXCLUSIVE: Sayani Gupta says Fan achieved with VFX and prosthetics what \u201cno one had managed to do on the planet\u201d; praises Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s \u201crisk-taking appetite\u201d: \u201cHe\u2019s one in all the neatest people on this planet. 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