Saiyaara actress Aneet Padda was almost rejected, but Ahaan Panday asked Mohit Suri to…: 'Audition was disastrously…'
Netizens are quite impressed with Ahaan and Aneet's screen presence, chemistry and acting chops. Mohit Suri, in his interview revealed about the casting of Saiyaara. Ahaan's audition failed to impress Suri but things worked out after they met again over drinks and dinner. It wasn't Ahaan's audition but his real personality, which came out when the star kid let his hair down, that managed to bag his debut film Saiyaara. Aneet Padda bagged the role in Saiyaara because of Ahaan Panday
Much to the delight of fans, Aneet Padda's audition also failed to impress Mohit Suri. He almost wanted to reject her but Ahaan who convinced Suri to onboard Padda. In a chat with Instant Bollywood, Suri revealed, 'With Aneet I must tell you that it went disastrously bad when she met me but it was Ahaan who actually was saving the scenario that day and he was there with me when we met her. And he tried to distract me. He was the one who told me 'give her another chance. I'm telling you she's good, I'm telling you she's good, I've done a scene with her'. And then I call up Aneet and I said 'You know, you guys have a problem. Y'all are thinking I like something. Please come in what you think you are'.'
Suri gave some light on the day Aneet came for an audition. She looked lost and clumsy. Suri said, 'She came in a white shirt and jeans the next time, white loose shirt and jeans. And I was like 'this is it'. If you noticed the trailer, this is that kurta and jeans, this kind of look. Her look, lost and clumsy. And that's what she is. You know, I think there is this huge burden that people think they tell you what you're supposed to be like, and that's not what filmmakers are looking for.'
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