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Ahaan Panday is the current sensation in the Hindi film industry since he made his debut with Mohit Suri’s directorial Saiyaara. The YRF-backed movie has earned Rs 266.5 crore after 12 days of release. Suri revealed that Ahaan Panday was supposed to make his debut with another movie but the film got shelved as the pandemic changed the industry. Mohit Suri stated that Ahaan Panday was heartbroken after the film was cancelled. He mentioned that it killed the pride of Panday overnight.

In an interview with Komal Nahta, Mohit Suri said, “Ahaan had actually been workshopping with YRF for seven years. He was supposed to do a larger-than-life film before the pandemic. But the project was cancelled, because, as you know, the industry changed.”

He continued, “Overnight, his pride and ‘guroor’ was killed. The same kid who was going around telling everyone that he would be launched by YRF was heartbroken. People started saying to him, ‘You were bragging about being launched by YRF, what now?’”

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Suri added, “I know that Adi sir called him after the pandemic, and told him that his faith in his talent hasn’t decreased even one bit, but that he could start looking for opportunities outside the studio if he wanted to. ‘You don’t need to hang on here, you can look for work elsewhere’, he was told. But the kid was adamant that he could only be launched by YRF, and it worked.” 

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Ahaan Panday made his debut with actress Aneet Padda in Saiyaara. In just 9 days, the film crossed the Rs 200 crore mark. It was released in theatres on July 18, 2025. The romantic drama movie is about the life of a struggling musician who meets a soulful poet. As the love blossomed between them, they hit a tragic challenge which needed to be overcome. Both Ahaan and Aneet have been praised by the audience for their performances.