Saiyaara is not Aneet Padda's debut; she has starred with Kajol, done this web series, looked unrecognisable in this adorable ad

Indian Express

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Bollywood debuts are difficult to tackle for the actors, director and producer. While early booking reports suggested that Mohit Suri's Saiyaara was going to have a successful opening at the box office, no one could have anticipated the kind of reaction and numbers the film has managed to attain during its first weekend. Ahaan Panday has made his debut with the film, but this isn't exactly his co-star Aneet Padda's first rodeo. She already has some professional acting experience under her belt, and since the release of the film, her earlier roles are getting a lot of attention.
With no prior connections in the industry, Aneet was born in Amritsar in a middle-class working family. She completed her graduation from Jesus and Mary College of Delhi University, and continued to model on the side. Aneet's first acting gig in the industry was back in 2022 with Revathi's Salaam Venky. The film also starred veteran Kajol, and featuring alongside her without a doubt gave the debutante Aneet some bragging rights. Her next major gig would come in Amazon Prime Video's web series Big Girls Don't Cry, where she played the character of Roohi Ahuja.
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Apart from these appearances, Aneet has been a part of several ads for brands like Nescafe, Paytm, and Cadbury. All these performances are distributed over different mediums, which certainly give her an upper hand, as she has more experiences to draw from.
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Aneet, who wasn't a bona fide social media star before the film, is certainly on her way now, as since the announcement of the film and its release, her followers on Instagram have grown to 1.1 million. While she still had over 350k followers before the release, this kind of overnight growth is unheard of and goes to show how quickly things can change for someone just starting out in the industry. The media or the fans did not get a chance to interact with either of the actors during the promotions, as Suri and the producers wanted them to face the media once everyone had witnessed their performances.
Saiyaara opened to the fourth biggest opening of the year, and within the first 4 days of its release, the film has already crossed the Rs 100 crore mark and is already nipping at the heels of films like Salman Khan's Sikandar. Whatever the makers of the film planned for the release, everything seems to be falling into place, and both Aneet and Ahaan are looking at an impressive box office collection.