A first in a 20-year run
Shaad Randhawa began his screen career with Woh Lamhe in 2006 and has since appeared in Awarapan (2007), Aashiqui 2 (2013) and Ek Villain (2014). On November 27, he joins a far shorter list: actors whose films open twice on the same day.
Bollywood Hungama has learned that Randhawa is part of both Sooraj Barjatya’s Yeh Prem Mol Liya, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sharvari, and Emraan Hashmi’s Gunmaaster G9, directed by Aditya Datt. It is the first time in his 20-year career that he has had two releases on a single date.
From a playful post to a confirmed part
Randhawa’s place in Gunmaaster G9 was easy to miss. Last month, he posted a picture with Hashmi and Datt and asked in Hindi whether he should get into “this film” too. The caption read like a set visit, and many followers assumed he was joking. A source told Bollywood Hungama otherwise: “Shaad Randhawa has a crucial role in Gunmaaster G9.”
The casting reunites him with Hashmi after Awarapan and Awarapan 2. It also arrives after a year in which Randhawa became an internet favourite as the only common actor in the 2025 sleeper successes Saiyaara and Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat. Earlier this year, a single shot in Awarapan 2 was enough to generate whistles and cheers from moviegoers.
Two films, two registers
The two projects sit far apart. Yeh Prem Mol Liya is a clean family entertainer, while Gunmaaster G9 is a massy musical actioner. That makes Randhawa’s double booking a test of range rather than the same actor appearing in two similar products.
- Yeh Prem Mol Liya: Sooraj Barjatya’s family entertainer starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sharvari.
- Gunmaaster G9: Emraan Hashmi’s massy musical actioner, directed by Aditya Datt.
- Trailer: The promo arrives on November 11, runs 2 minutes 40 seconds, has an A certificate from the CBFC and launches at a multiplex in Pune.
Gunmaaster G9’s trailer detail is a reminder of how the two films are being positioned. An A certificate and a 2-minute-40-second promo point to an actioner being sold to an adult audience, while Yeh Prem Mol Liya’s family entertainer label signals the opposite. Randhawa therefore becomes the bridge between two campaigns that would otherwise speak to different buyers.
For readers marking the November 27 diary, Randhawa now links two competing titles with a familiar face. The date still offers a clear choice between a family entertainer and an action musical, but the actor is no longer a reason to pick one over the other. It also gives followers of his 2025 breakthrough a concrete reason to track both opening-day reports.
Source: bollywoodHungama.com
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