Ahaan Panday Admits He Is ‘Shy' Despite Being Extrovert: ‘People Don't Realize…'
Ahaan Panday is currently basking in the success of his Bollywood debut film 'Saiyaara', directed by Mohit Suri. Amid the success of his film, several throwback videos and pictures of the actor have re-surfaced on social media. One such old video shows him addressing his fans during an Instagram live. In the video, he mentioned that while people think he is very extroverted, he also has a 'shy' side to him. In the video, he talked about surprising his sister Alanna by visiting her in Los Angeles, and said that he got so shy when meeting her after a year and a half.
A throwback video of Ahaan Panday that is going viral on his fan pages shows him talking about meeting his sister Alanna after 1.5 years. 'I surprised Alanna a month ago and went to LA for the first time in my life. I had never been to LA before—it was my first visit. And obviously, I missed her so much. I hadn't seen her in a year and a half. People don't realize this, but I have two sides to me. I have this one side that's very very extroverted. But there's this other side of me. I get very shy, so it's weird. Because when I saw her…I got so shy. I know she is my own sister. But I was so shy seeing her. I was like 'I'm seeing Alanna after a year and a half'." Check out the video below!
Ahaan talking about his shy personality 🥹 #AhaanPanday #Ahneet #saiyaara pic.twitter.com/e4iexFTAZt — suziimeia (@suzisingh07) August 11, 2025
This isn't the first time a throwback video of Ahaan has gone viral on social media. A few days ago, an old video showed Ahaan and his cousin Ananya Panday recreating an iconic scene from Karan Johar's 1998 film 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'. The cousin-duo channelled their inner Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol to portray the beloved characters Rahul and Anjali, and left fans impressed with their acting skills!
Interestingly, years before his Bollywood debut with Saiyaara, Ahaan gained popularity through Dubsmash videos where he frequently recreated memorable Bollywood scenes.
Meanwhile, Saiyaara has broken records at the box office! The film, which released in July 18, collected a whopping Rs 319.85 crore net in India so far, and approximately Rs 538.25 crore in worldwide collection.
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