Ahaan Panday, Aneet Share FIRST Post After Saiyaara Rage; Fans Say 'Please Get Married'
Saiyaara stars Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda have responded to fans' love. The film has opened to Rs 21.25 crore in India on Day 1.
Saiyaara Movie: Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda made their Bollywood debuts with the YRF-backed Mohit Suri film on July 18. The film, which was released quietly without much fanfare, has left the audience gushing. From the storyline to performances, fans are raving about Ahaan and Aneet, calling them the next big stars of Bollywood. The debutants have now shared their first reaction to all the love they have been receiving.
At the YRF office in Mumbai, both Ahaan and Aneet posed in front of the poster of Saiyaara. They recreated the same for their fans. 'We love you forever and ever and ever," they wrote in a joint post on Instagram. Take a look:
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Fans took to the comment box and expressed their love. Some even wished for them to get married. They wrote, 'One of the best love story movie i have seen in my entire life", 'Damnn they are dating", 'You guys seriously killed it. The chemistry and music had me blushing through tears watched it today and I'm in love! Badly wanna watch it again", 'They're ruling my feed now Love you guys", 'We love you Krish Kapoor", 'I cried laughed and screamed throughout the movie!! You guys are so special", 'They are dating and they gonna have a very beautiful future ahead", 'Shadi kar lo yar hamari koi dream jodi to shadi karegi", 'That forever, ever and ever wala love….. This kind of love and this type of bollywood I signes up for."
Meanwhile, Saiyaara broke records by earning Rs 21.25 crore on Day 1. Saiyaara has outperformed the first day collections of Murder 2 (Rs 6.95 crore), Aashiqui 2 (Rs 6.10 crore), and Half Girlfriend (Rs 10.30 crore). The film has also surpassed the the collections of Ek Villain (2014), which collected Rs 16 crore on its opening day, by becoming Mohit Suri's biggest opener ever. Saiyaara saw an overall occupancy of 41.07% across 3,523 shows nationwide, with Mumbai accounting for 649 shows and Delhi-NCR for 804.
Saiyaara released on July 18, 2025, in theatres worldwide, sans much promotions. The strategy clearly worked for the film as the makers made a clever choice to save their chemistry for the big screen.
Well, how did you like Saiyaara?
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July 19, 2025, 15:48 IST
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