
Krystle D'Souza Reviews Mohit Suri's Saiyaara: ‘The Hype Is Worth It'
Saiyaara, the Mohit Suri directorial musical romantic drama featuring debutante Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda in the leads, has been getting love from all corners. Released on July 18, Saiyaara has grossed Rs 132.25 crore at the domestic box office, as per sacnilk.com. Now,
TV actress Krystle D'Souza has also shared her review of Saiyaara, calling it 'pure magic' and showering praises on the director and lead cast.
What Krystle D'Souza Said
Taking to Instagram, Krystle shared a clip of Saiyaara recorded inside the theatre and wrote in the caption, 'Truly enjoyed watching #saiyaara. And I get the hype, it's worth it! So happy for the super talented debutants Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda. Mohit Suri, you've turned pixels into pure emotion. Saiyaara is pure magic."
Apart from her, other renowned celebs who showered praises on Saiyaara include Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Arjun Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Karan Johar, Mahesh Babu, Anil Kapoor and Neha Dhupia.
About Saiyaara
Backed by Yash Raj Films, Saiyaara follows the love story of Krish Kapoor (Ahaan), a passionate and short-tempered musician, and Vaani Batra (Aneet), a shy poet and journalist. Their relationship blossoms as Krish finds inspiration in Vaani's words and they collaborate on songs, but it's tested when Vaani is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. The film explores themes of love, loss and the challenges of navigating a relationship when memories begin to fade.
Saiyaara Box Office Competition
Saiyaara became the highest opening day grosser for a romantic film in recent years, outperforming Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Rs 11.1 crore), Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (Rs 6.7 crore), Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar (Rs 15.73 crore) and Kabir Singh (Rs 20.21 crore).
Saiyaara's massive collection comes despite box office competition with films like Sonakshi Sinha's Nikita Roy and Anupam Kher's Tanvi The Great.
Krystle D'Souza's Work Front
Coming back to Krystle, she is known for her performances in TV shows like Kya Dill Mein Hai, Katuri, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai and others. She was last seen in the film, Visfot, co-starring Riteish Deshmukh and Fardeen Khan. Directed by Sanjay Gupta, the film was released digitally on JioCinema (now JioHotstar).
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