Tips Films and Tips Music Join Emraan Hashmi's Musical Horror 'Rooh' for 2027 Release

Emraan Hashmi's musical horror film "Rooh" now has Tips Films and Tips Music in its producing team, with Kumar Taurani boarding ahead of a 2027 theatrical release across the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu markets.

Mayank Sharma directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Vishal Kapoor. Tips Films presents the movie, a Vicked Films production. Taurani, Girissh Kumar, Vikram Khakhar and Sunny Khanna produce, with Vikas Sahni as co-producer. Tips Music will release the soundtrack.

What kind of film is 'Rooh'?

According to the producers, "Rooh" mixes horror with romance and builds its songs into the plot rather than treating them as decoration. That structure matters for Hashmi's career arithmetic: he has led Hindi-language horror films including "Raaz: The Mystery Continues," "Raaz 3: The Third Dimension" and "Ek Thi Daayan," and songs from his movies have often outgrown the films they came from.

The deal also marks a reunion. Tips produced Hashmi's first film, "Footpath," and Taurani said the new association held special meaning for that reason.

"Over the years we have had many memorable successes across several films and with 'Rooh' we are excited to recreate that magic once again," Taurani said. "I am also excited to collaborate with Sunny Khanna and Vikram Khakhar on this project and we look forward to bringing the compelling experience of a theatrical film back to the audiences."

Hashmi called the timing serendipitous. "Music has always been an integral part of how audiences connect with my films," he said. "With 'Rooh,' we want music that captures the soul of the film, which is deeply romantic, haunting and rooted by emotion."

Who else is behind the project?

Khakhar, of Vicked Films Productions, described "Rooh" as a very special project for his company and called the arrival of Tips Films and Tips Music a major step forward.

"We are collectively excited to bring an immersive and memorable horror experience to audiences in theaters in 2027," Khakhar said.

Khanna said he was delighted to have Taurani and Kumar on board, arguing their track record in both film and music made the partnership particularly strong for a project in which music plays a central role.

"With this partnership, we look forward to taking 'Rooh' to audiences across Hindi, Tamil and Telugu markets," Khanna said.

What does this change for Hashmi?

The project extends a strong run for the actor. Earlier this year Hashmi played a customs officer in "Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web," Neeraj Pandey's crime series for Netflix, which premiered Jan. 14 in Hindi with dubbed Tamil, Telugu and English versions. The show topped Netflix's global non-English TV chart for the week of Jan. 12–18.

That streaming hit proves Hashmi's pull with home audiences; "Rooh" tests whether that pull still works in theaters, where the producers themselves concede the theatrical experience needs to be "brought back" to viewers. The 2027 release date gives the team roughly two years to deliver on that promise. No cast beyond Hashmi, budget figures or shooting schedule have been disclosed.