- By Vridhi Soodhan
- Fri, 25 Jul 2025 04:36 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Ahaan Panday marked his Bollywood debut with Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara. He starred opposite Aneet Padda’s Vani Batra as Krish Kapoor. Apart from the movie’s soundtrack and resemblance to Mohit Suri’s Aashiqui 2, fans loved the work of the debutant star Ahaan Panday. The nepo kid has left everyone impressed with his convincing acting style and killer expressions. With his dedicated work, Ahaan has proved that he is here to stay in the industry. But this successful end result has come after years of honing his skills through acting classes and workshops.
YouTuber Nikhil Pandey, who once met Ahaan during an acting workshop, has shared some candid moments from his old days. In a resurfaced clip, the YouTuber can be seen recalling his days with Ahaan Panday. Spilling the beans, Nikhil said that Ahaan was always late to class, but still managed to shine through it.
He also admitted that Chikki Panday and Deanne Panday’s son Ahaan Panday was a chain smoker. He said, “Ahaan Panday… he was there. He was always late, a chain smoker. He was a 21-year-old kid who would just… I think he was trying to be an actor… Straight up, though, he was a great actor. It was weird because I wanted to hate this guy. He was always late, he’s the child of a movie star… kind of a douchebag, but great on camera."
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Appreciating Ahaan’s talent, Nikhil expressed that the Saiyaara actor used to give his all during the acting workshop. He also shared an incident where Ahaan had made out with a guy during one of his scenes. He said, “He was given a gay love scene where one lover has to give medication to his other half because he has AIDS. It was really traumatic. I’m like, I’m so glad I didn’t get that scene. He just took it. He just killed it. He straight-up made out with the guy. He didn’t tell the guy in advance… The guy just rolled with it because he was also a committed actor."
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Ahaan Panday’s onscreen magic has helped Saiyaara break several records in the first week of its release. The movie reportedly earned Rs 20 crore on its opening day and proved to be a blockbuster in the following days.