Balaji Mohan is an Indian film director. After discontinuing his engineering studies to pursue his passion and become a director, he enrolled at a film academy and attended courses and workshops, besides participating in short film contests.
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Nayyi Navelli opened at ₹3.36 crore on Friday, October 16 — a number that’s neither a disaster nor a triumph, just a quiet start in the middle of a crowded festive weekend.
Yami Gautam Dhar’s horror-comedy limped to ₹2.5 crore net on Day 4, pushing its four-day total to ₹13.5 crore nett in India. That’s a drop from Tuesday’s ₹4.40 crore, and far short of the ₹40 crore breakeven mark.
Yami Gautam Dhar says her role in Nayyi Navelli brought out a 'more carefree, uninhibited side' of her — a playful, spontaneous performance marked by physical comedy and dance, driven by G V Prakash Kumar’s music and Vijay Ganguly’s choreography.
Yami Gautam Dhar charmed audiences in Ahmedabad by saying her gaze would stay on husband Aditya Dhar, not Brad Pitt, during a promotional event for her film Nayyi Navelli. The moment highlighted their private bond ahead of the October 16 release.
Koffee With Karan 9 is officially back — and it’s the last one. Karan Johar’s long-running confessional chat show, a staple of Bollywood’s autumn ritual since 2004, will conclude with its ninth season, premiering October 12 on Netflix.
Nayyi Navelli, a fantasy family entertainer starring Yami Gautam Dhar as a new bride suspected of being a daayan, releases in Hindi theatres on October 16, 2026, timed to Dussehra.
Yami Gautam is stepping into a world of magic—literally. The actor, fresh off her National Award for Article 370, is set to play Mohini in Nayyi Navelli, a fantasy family entertainer that lands in theatres on October 16, just in time for Dussehra.
‘The World of Mohini’ isn’t just a song. It’s a ritual. And the film is waiting to be entered.
Yami Gautam discusses her role as Mohini in Nayyi Navelli, highlighting the contrast between warmth and mischief in the character. She credits director Balaji Mohan and detailed costume work for grounding the fantasy persona.
Yami Gautam Dhar is stepping into a new kind of skin—literally. In Nayyi Navelli, the upcoming fantasy comedy from Balaji Mohan, she’s playing Mohini, a role that demanded more than just lines and expressions. It required her to build a parallel personality from scratch.
Yami Gautam dances with zombies. Not the slow, groaning kind—these ones are in full party mode, and she’s leading them through a choreographed frenzy in Phata Patakha, the new song from Nayyi Navelli.
Yami Gautam Dhar visited Patna Sahib Gurudwara ahead of the theatrical release of her upcoming fantasy family entertainer, Nayyi Navelli, which is set to release on October 16, 2026.
The trailer for Nayyi Navelli has dropped, but the real reveal came during its launch event in Mumbai—a lavish, wedding-themed spectacle that left audiences wondering if the film’s supernatural tone was lost in translation. With Yami Gautam arriving like a traditional bride, dhol players, smoke bombs, and cop escorts
Yami Gautam returned to the public eye after her National Award win at the trailer launch of Nayyi Navelli, where co-star Sushmita Mukherjee spotted a mythological link in her arms.
Yami Gautam Dhar plays Mohini, a new bride suspected of being a daayan in Nayyi Navelli, directed by Balaji Mohan and produced by Aanand L Rai, with a Dussehra-set showdown against Ravana.
Yami Gautam steps into the role of Mohini, a fresh daughter‑in‑law whose arrival sparks mystery in the Awasthi household. The Nayyi Navelli trailer, released by Amazon MGM Studios and Colour Yellow, promises a blend of family comedy, fantasy action and a puzzling twist, all set for a Dussehra debut.
Yami Gautam dons a daayan look in the Nayyi Navelli trailer, promising a blend of spooky folklore and slapstick humor under Balaji Mohan's direction.
Yami Gautam’s new trailer for Nayyi Navelli teases a quirky blend of myth and family comedy, positioning her as a flawless bahu accused of being a Daayan just in time for Dussehra.
Amazon MGM Studios and Colour Yellow have dropped the teaser for Nayyi Navelli, a fantasy family entertainer starring Yami Gautam Dhar, ahead of its October 16 theatrical release timed to Dussehra.