‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ star Anya Singh joins Vikram Bhatt’s ‘1920: Cold Winter’ as the female lead, reuniting with her ‘Border 2’ co-star Ahan Shetty in a horror film | Hindi Movie News

Anya Singh has joined the cast of Vikram Bhatt’s upcoming horror film ‘1920: Cold Winter’, also starring Ahan Shetty. The project marks Anya’s first foray into the horror genre and will see her reunite with Ahan after her appearance in the hit war drama ‘Border 2’.The announcement comes after the success of ‘Haunted – Echoes Of The Past’, after which director Vikram Bhatt and producer Anand Pandit revealed that they were collaborating on the next installment of the ‘1920’ franchise. It was later reported that Ahan Shetty had joined the project in July 2026.

Anya Singh joined as female lead

According to a report by Bollywood Hungama, Anya Singh has been roped in as the female lead in ‘1920: Cold Winter’. The makers were reportedly impressed by her screen presence and acting skills and felt she was suitable for the role. Anya is also said to be excited about the project as she has never explored the horror genre in Bollywood before. His casting adds a new face to the long-running franchise, which has featured different actors and stories in its previous installments.

Anya Singh and Ahan Shetty to reunite after ‘Border 2’

‘1920: Cold Winter’ will mark Anya Singh and Ahan Shetty’s second collaboration. The actors previously shared screen space in ‘Border 2’, where Ahan played Lieutenant Commander Mahendra Singh Rawat and Anya played his on-screen wife Sudha Rawat. While the two actors were seen as a married couple in the war drama, they are expected to take on different characters in the upcoming horror film. Their reunion is likely to generate interest among viewers who saw them together in ‘Border 2’.

‘1920: Cold Winter’ would begin filming in November

Production on ‘1920: Cold Winter’ is reportedly expected to begin in November 2026. The film will become the sixth entry in the ‘1920’ franchise, which began with Vikram Bhatt’s 2008 horror film ‘1920’.The original film introduced audiences to Adah Sharma and Rajneish Duggal and had a moderate theatrical run. Its sequel, ‘1920: Evil Returns’, came in 2012 under the direction of Bhushan Patel and featured Aftab Shivdasani and Tia Bajpai in the lead roles. The franchise continued with ‘1920 London’ in 2016. Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, the film starred Sharman Joshi and Meera Chopra. Vikram Bhatt remained associated with the franchise as writer and producer of the subsequent films.

A look at the journey of the ‘1920’ franchise

Vikram Bhatt took on the roles of producer, writer and director of ‘1921’, which released in 2018 and starred Zareen Khan and Karan Kundrra. The film performed better than ‘London 1920’, although in the end it had a mediocre box office result. The franchise was followed by ‘1920: Horrors Of The Heart’ in 2023, which marked Bhatt’s return to the director’s chair. The film also marked his first collaboration with producer Anand Pandit and featured Avika Gor and Danish Pandor in the lead roles. He went on to record a reasonably successful theater career.With ‘1920: Cold Winter’, Bhatt and Pandit are now gearing up to expand the horror universe further, with Anya Singh and Ahan Shetty joining the franchise’s latest chapter.