Mohit Suri Reveals Ahaan Panday's Original Debut With YRF Before Saiyaara Was Shelved

Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda's romantic musical Saiyaara is receiving wholesome love, and also breaking records at the box office. From the music, to the performances, everything about the Mohit Suri-directorial has been raved. The film made Ahaan and Aneet overnight stars.

Ahaan, who made his Bollywood debut in the film, played struggling musician Krish Kapoor and he has been lauded for his terrific performance, with many saying that a "star in born". But did you know he was supposed to make his debut with Yash Raj Films (YRF) with another film, which was shelved.

Ahaan Panday's original debut with YRF got shelved

Mohit Suri, in an interview, revealed that Ahaan was supposed to make his debut with YRF's larger-than-life film but it didn't get made. In a conversation with Komal Nahta, the filmmaker said, "Ahaan has been doing acting workshops with YRF for the last seven years. Before COVID, Ahaan and YRF were planning a grand, larger-than-life film. But post-COVID, cinema changed, and the project was dropped. Mohit also revealed that Ahaan's "pride and confidence were completely shattered" when the movie got shelved.

Mohit also said that people started asking Ahaan about the launch by YRF, and then Aditya Chopra called him after Covid and told him that his faith in him hasn't "diminished", but he won't mind if he starts his career somewhere else. Ahaan was determined to be launched by none other than YRF only. "Vo bach gaya. kyunki agar pehle launch hota toh bhut chota lagta (I think he was lucky—if he had debuted earlier, he would’ve come across as too young)," said Suri.

The Aashiqui 2 director also revealed that he had spent four months with Ahaan to make him appear more mature.

Saiyaara is performing well at the box office. It has earned Rs 273.50 crore in thirteen days. At the worldwide box office, it has collected over Rs 413 crore in less than two weeks.