Australian Premier Chris Minns Visits Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment as Sajid Nadiadwala Announces Three Major Productions in Australia, Including Heyy Babyy 2!
Mumbai, September 3, 2026: Sajid Nadiadwala welcomed Australian Premier #ChrisMinns to the Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment office in Mumbai on Thursday, September 3, marking a significant milestone in the production house’s longstanding creative ties with Australia. During the Premier’s visit, Sajid Nadiadwala officially announced a major three-film deal to shoot upcoming feature productions in Australia, further expanding the banner’s global production footprint.
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The three-film deal includes Heyy Babyy 2, the much-awaited sequel to the iconic 2007 hit comedy Heyy Babyy. The original film was also shot extensively in Australia, making the upcoming sequel a nostalgic and grand return to a country integral to the franchise’s heritage. The announcement comes as part of a larger collaboration between Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and Australia through Sydney-based TEMPLE.
Premier Chris Minns, who visited India from August 31 to September 3, toured the Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment office and engaged with the creative team before culminating the visit with the announcement of the partnership.
Speaking on the announcement, Sajid Nadiadwala said: “Australia is not only breathtakingly beautiful, but also an incredibly film-friendly country with a highly professional, efficient and welcoming environment for filmmakers. From our directors to our EP, everyone had a fantastic time shooting there, and the support and warmth extended to our team made the entire process truly memorable. The experience has encouraged us to look at Australia as a key destination for our future productions, and we are now looking forward to taking three of our upcoming films there to shoot. It is a country we would be delighted to return to, time and again. It was also our pleasure to host Premier Chris Minns at Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and engage in a meaningful conversation about our future productions, especially now that there is a co-production treaty.”
NSW Premier Chris Minns said: “Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment is one of the great names in Indian cinema, so having them choose Australia for three upcoming films is a big vote of confidence in our screen industry. They’ve had a long relationship with Australia, including filming the original Heyy Babyy here almost 20 years ago, and we’re really pleased they want to come back. These are big productions that employ a lot of people, from local crews and creatives to businesses on the ground, while putting NSW in front of audiences right across India. We’ve got incredible locations, world-class crews and a strong Indian community. We want to make NSW an easy choice for Indian filmmakers looking to shoot their next big production.”
Australian filmmaker Anupam Sharma, a longtime champion of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment’s plans in Sydney who headed the original shoot for Heyy Babyy, added: “Mr. Sajid Nadiadwala and his crew not only brought the biggest ensemble of stars to NSW ever, they also left the fondest memories with their professionalism and respect for the Australian way of working. It is a delight to be working with them again at a time when the Co-production Treaty is providing substantial benefits for Australian-Indian co-productions.”
The partnership builds on the production house’s earlier experience of filming in the country and marks another step towards strengthening collaboration between the Indian and Australian film industries.
Having marked 75 years in the entertainment industry, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment stands as a legacy built across generations. Sajid Nadiadwala continues to take this legacy forward with a contemporary vision for the future of storytelling.
By Keerti Kadam