Yami Gautam Dhar to star in fantasy family-drama ‘Nayyi Navelli’

Mumbai: Actor Yami Gautam Dhar is set to headline the upcoming fantasy family-drama Nayyi Navelli, the makers announced on August 19, 2026.

Directed by Balaji Mohan, the film is scheduled for a theatrical release on October 16.

The film’s synopsis teases a mix of comedy, fantasy and suspicion: “A picture-perfect bride transforms a chaotic Meerut household into paradise, only for her brother-in-law to suspect that his seemingly ideal sister-in-law may actually be a daayan (witch)!”Nayyi Navelli marks Yami Gautam Dhar’s next big-screen outing and is billed as a family entertainer with a supernatural twist, set against the backdrop of a bustling Meerut home.