The film will be produced by Hrithik's father, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan; and directed by Sanjay Gupta.
"Im looking forward to this journey. Kaabil - we are capable of much more than we can ever imagine. Yami Gautam we are going to rock this! Sanjay Gupta," Hrithik tweeted on Monday.
Even Yami is happy about the news.
"Can't wait to commence this journey Hrithik! Super elated to be working with you! Let's go," she posted on Twitter.
Gupta, who last directed Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer "Jazbaa", tweeted: "Good Morning... And what a wonderful morning it is. I woke up to our film 'Kaabil' officially announced by my producer Rakesh-ji."