When Borbaad hit theatres during Eid-ul-Fitr last year, few could have predicted just how big it would become. Directed by Mehedi Hasan Hridoy and starring Shakib Khan alongside Idhika Paul and Jisshu Sengupta, the action-romance-thriller reportedly earned more than 75 crore taka at the box office, making it one of the biggest commercial successes in recent Dhallywood history. More than a year later, Shakib Khan and his Borbaad collaborators are officially back together, and fans finally have clarity on what comes next.
Reuniting The Borbaad Team, But Not For A Sequel
In early July, Shakib Khan shared a photo on Facebook featuring himself alongside director Mehedi Hasan Hridoy and producer Shahrin Sultana Sumi, captioning it “Borbaad team is returning again. Let’s make history again.” The post immediately set off speculation about a possible Borbaad sequel, a follow-up that had in fact been announced once before but never moved forward. Hridoy has since clarified that speculation directly, telling Times of Bangladesh that the new project is not Borbaad 2, but rather an entirely different action thriller. The film has now been officially titled Nissho, though the female lead opposite Shakib has yet to be finalised.
What We Know About Nissho So Far
Nissho is being described as an action-romance revenge drama and is being produced once again under Real Energy Production, the same banner behind Borbaad. The film is targeted for a release during Eid-ul-Fitr 2027, with shooting expected to begin around October this year. Shakib travelled to the United States on July 2, the same day he shared the announcement photo, after officially signing on for the project, a trip industry watchers have read as an early step in pre-production planning. Beyond the title and target release window, plot details remain closely held for now, with the production team expected to share more once filming gets underway.
A Packed Slate Beyond Nissho
Nissho is only the latest addition to what has become an unusually busy stretch for Shakib Khan. His most recent theatrical release, Rockstar, directed by advertising-filmmaker-turned-director Azman Rusho, hit cinemas during Eid-ul-Azha this year and began streaming on OTT platform Chorki shortly after. The romantic drama marked Shakib’s third collaboration with Rusho’s production circle, following Borbaad and Prince: Once Upon a Time in Dhaka, and saw him starring alongside Sabila Nur, Tangia Zaman Methila, and Shunidhi Nayak. Alongside Rockstar, Shakib has also signed on for an action film titled Soldier, directed by Shakeeb Fahad, which has been in production but has yet to reach theatres. Add Prince, which released earlier during Eid-ul-Fitr with a cast including Kolkata’s Jyotirmoyee Kundu, Tasnia Farin, and Sabila Nur, and it becomes clear that Shakib Khan has been moving from one major production directly into the next with barely a gap between them.
Why This Matters For Dhallywood
Shakib Khan’s ability to headline this many major releases in such close succession, spanning action, romance, and revenge-drama genres across multiple production houses, reflects both his continued box office pull and a broader resurgence in big-budget Bangladeshi commercial cinema. Borbaad’s success in particular has been credited with reinforcing confidence among producers willing to invest in high-production-value action films rather than smaller, lower-budget releases. With Nissho now confirmed and targeting Eid-ul-Fitr 2027, and Soldier still awaiting release, Shakib Khan’s fans have a fairly clear road map of what to expect over the next year, even as the industry keeps a close eye on whether this pace of output continues to pay off at the box office the way Borbaad so decisively did.
Summary: Following the blockbuster success of Borbaad, Shakib Khan is teaming up again with director Mehedi Hasan Hridoy for a new action thriller titled Nissho, targeted for Eid-ul-Fitr 2027, while juggling his already-released Rockstar and the still-unreleased Soldier.
