Siddharth Anand and Akshay Kumar will likely collaborate on a project
Siddharth Anand is the grandson of screenwriter Inder Raj Anand and his father is Bittu Anand who produced one of India’s iconic movies Shahenshah in 1988.
In 2023, Siddharth Anand founded his production company called Marflix Pictures. His production company would focus on producing large-scale action films for theatres and digital platforms. According to the reports, actor Akshay Kumar has signed a big action film with Siddharth Anand.
Talking about Akshay Kumar, the last several films of him are disasters or have flopped at the box office. After tasting widespread success and delivering consecutive blockbuster films for a decade, the last ten to twelve films of Akshay Kumar have failed, especially post the covid pandemic.
But he has a few promising releases in 2025. In 2025, Akshay Kumar will star in the lead in films such as Jolly LLB 3, Sky Force, and Welcome to the Jungle (Welcome 3). As of now, his film with Siddharth Anand is not officially announced yet. The film may go on floors in 2025 with a release in 2026.
Akshay Kumar along with Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty are part of India’s most loved comedy films Hera Pheri and Phir Hera Pheri. Both the Hera Pheri films have achieved cult status and are amongst the best comedy films of all time. The Hera Pheri films are amongst the greatest Indian films of all time. A possible sequel titled ‘Hera Pheri 3’ is in the news but nothing has been announced yet. Upon its release, Hera Pheri 3 will break several records and will surely emerge as Akshay’s highest-grossing film ever.
A little about Siddharth Anand
Siddharth made his directional debut with Yash Raj Films (YRF)’s 2005 produced film Salaam Namaste starring Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta. The film received positive reviews and was commercially successful. The trio of Aditya Chopra (Head of YRF), Saif Ali Khan, and Siddharth Anand collaborated on another project titled ‘Ta Ra Rum Pum’ with Rani Mukerji as the female lead. Ta Ra Rum Pum received mixed reviews and was a decent success at the box office.
Siddharth Anand’s breakthrough came with the romantic comedy film ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ which was released in 2008 and was commercially successful. The film starred Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu, and Minissha Lamha.
After directing a series of romantic films, Siddharth Anand moved forward to focus on large-scale and high-budget action films.
In 2014, he directed Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif in his first action film titled ‘Bang Bang’. Bang Bang is a remake of the Hollywood film Knight and Day (2010). Though the film attracted mixed to negative reviews, Bang Bang was a big commercial success.
Siddharth Anand later collaborated with YRF for the action film ‘War’ (2019), a part of the YRF Spy Universe. Siddharth Anand directed War as a standalone film. The YRF production company extended the idea of the Spy Universe later. Upon its release, War (2019) received mixed reviews due to its story and screenplay. However, the film was praised for its cinematography, VFX, and action sequences. The film broke several box office records and emerged as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films ever.
War (2019) starred Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff in the lead roles. The story and the characters of War had no association with YRF’s other spy films Ek Tha Tiger and Tiger Zinda Hai which stars Salman Khan. It was during the filming of Pathaan (2023) that Aditya Chopra got the idea to create the Spy Universe.
YRF Spy Universe
In 2023, Siddharth Anand delivered the highest-grossing Hindi film of all time. He directed Shahrukh Khan’s Pathaan (2023) and initiated the YRF Spy Universe. Pathaan broke several records and became the highest-grossing Hindi film beating Baahubali 2. It also became the first Hindi film to enter the 500-crore club in India. Pathaan grossed over 1000+ crores globally cementing a strong place for YRF Spy Universe in Indian Film Industry. Pathaan also starred John Abraham and Deepika Padukone. The film received praise for lavish action sequences and over-the-top stunts. Siddharth Anand will likely direct YRF’s dream project and the biggest Indian film, Tiger vs Pathaan starring Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan in the lead.
Marflix Pictures
Today, Siddharth Anand is amongst the biggest filmmakers in India. His films are not critically acclaimed. But he knows how to produce large-scale action films. His last aerial action film ‘Fighter’ received mixed to negative reviews. Despite this, the film grossed over 300+ crores globally becoming a success. Fighter (2024) starred Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, and Anil Kapoor among others.
Siddharth Anand and his wife Mamta Anand launched their new production company Marflix Pictures in Mumbai. Under their production company ‘Marflix Pictures’, Siddharth Anand produced Fighter (2024). Now, Siddharth Anand is looking to produce several large-scale and high-budget action films. Siddharth Anand’s upcoming produced film is ‘The Jewel Thief: The Red Sun Chapter’ starring Saif Ali Khan and Jaideep Ahlawat. The film is produced by Marflix Pictures and will premiere on Netflix.
Siddharth Anand is also co-producing Shahrukh Khan’s upcoming big action entertainer titled ‘King’. King is an action thriller film directed by Sujoy Ghosh. The film marks the debut of Shahrukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan. Shahrukh Khan is co-producing the film with Siddharth Anand. Also, Shahrukh Khan plays a prominent role in the film with Abhishek Bachchan as the main antagonist. The film is set to release in 2025. The Jewel Thief and King are under production.
Meanwhile, Siddharth Anand has just confirmed another action film that will be produced by Marflix Pictures. The untitled film will be directed by Milan Luthria and it will star Akshay Kumar in the main lead. It is another large-scale action film that will feature Akshay Kumar like never before. Milan Luthria is a renowned film personality known for directing films such as Taxi No 9211, Once Upon a Time In Mumbai, and Baadshaho.
With King, Akshay’s untitled film, and Saif Ali Khan’s next Netflix film, Siddharth is set to take his production company ahead. He has written several large-scale action and superhero films. He is carrying the vision to produce some of the best Indian films ever.