Updated On: 27 August, 2025 09:18 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Haiwaan, which is set to reunite Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan on screen after 17 years since their last outing in Tashan, has onboarded Saiyami Kher to play the female lead. The film is inspired by Priyadarshan’s 2016 Malayalam hit Oppam

Saiyami Kher. Pic/Yogen Shah
Actress Saiyami Kher has joined the cast of filmmaker Priyadarshan’s “Haiwaan” and said that she feels incredibly blessed to be a small part of a film that “already feels so special ”
The film, which features Bollywood powerhouses Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan, has commenced its shoot in Kochi.
“Walking onto the set of Haiwaan has been overwhelming in the most beautiful way. I still remember being that little girl who sat wide-eyed in a theatre, watching Akshay sir redefine action as the or laughing endlessly at Saif sir’s effortless comic timing in films that became part of our growing-up years,” said Saiyami.