Aamir Khan to play ‘murderer’ Jimmy in Vir Das’ directorial debut ‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’ – Watch | Hindi Movie News
The Hindi directorial debut of Vir Das in ‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’ brings a spy action-comedy that unites sarcastic humor with unexpected storytelling and clever dialogue. The film will receive its theatrical release through Aamir Khan Productions on January 16, 2026. The production team of the film showed an extended teaser of Aamir Khan’s character before the movie became available which boosted public interest. Also, after more than a decade away from the silver screen, Imran Khan finally makes his long-awaited return in this film.
Spy story with familiar faces
According to updates shared by the film’s team, ‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’ introduces Aamir Khan as a character named Jimmy. The newly shared video shows Jimmy answering the question about his activities by saying, “Doing murder” while he laughs. The situation changes when someone calls him a “rascal”, so he decides to shoot his gun. The opening scene establishes a bizarre and whimsical atmosphere which defines the entire spy story.Source details and background were discussed earlier on ‘The Namrata Zakaria Show,’ which offered insight into how the film came together and how Vir Das approached the project. The movie presents itself as a satirical espionage film which uses comedic elements instead of conventional spy action.The story follows Happy Patel, who serves as an energetic yet accident-prone spy whose operations create an unanticipated chain of events. The story contains both comedic parts and action scenes, and romantic scenes, together with confusing storylines. The makers describe the film as exploring an untapped terrain in Hindi cinema, similar in spirit to the acclaimed black comedy ‘Delhi Belly’.
How Aamir Khan came on board
Vir Das shared on the show that he first approached Aamir Khan with the idea three years ago. Das recalled telling him that if he did not produce the film, no one else would. Khan answered with, “No pressure.”Das showed that team members experienced anxiety before they delivered their 12-minute experimental version to Khan. “We obsessed over it because it was 12 minutes that we were going to show him,” Das said. He added, “You’re expecting, like, a long discussion, you know, at the end of it saying, ‘Ha, but this, that, etcetera, etcetera.'”Aamir Khan viewed the clip through his personal screening theater before he gave a short response of “Alright.“The movie ‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’, which Vir Das directed with Kavi Shastri as co-director will premiere in theaters on January 16, 2026.
