'Malicious Intent To Tarnish Saiyaara': Varun Badola Slams Reports Misrepresenting His Comment
This comes a day after it was reported that Varun Badola took a subtle yet scathing dig at the Saiyaara's PR machinery.
Varun Badola has lashed out at reports, allegedly misrepresenting his comments on Saiyaara. Badola, who plays Ahaan Panday's father in the Mohit Suri directorial, recently took to his Instagram stories and slammed those attempting to tarnish the movie.
'This is a complete misinterpretation and misrepresentation of my words. This is malicious in its intent to tarnish a film like Saiyaara that has been receiving unanimous love from everyone," Badola wrote.
This comes a day after it was reported that Varun Badola took a subtle yet scathing dig at the film's PR machinery. While producer Akshaye Widhani and director Suri maintained that the reactions were organic and not planted, Badola offered a more grounded take in an interview with Screen.
'When we were working on the film, we hadn't thought it would get so big… But on the third day of the release, when the film blew up at the box office, we realised it had gone big. I still haven't watched Saiyaara," he revealed.
Commenting on the viral videos, Badola didn't hold back: 'By the third or fourth day, the film was being talked about. I saw the euphoria on Instagram. Log jo chudiyaan tod rahe hai, chaatiyaan peet rahe hai (People were breaking bangles and beating their chests). I think the promotions team went a little overboard… putting IV drips. Those people must have been told to give content. Thank god, people didn't get their legs broken and go crawling to see the film."
Directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Yash Raj Films, Saiyaara follows the love story of Krish Kapoor (Ahaan Panday), a dreamer who wants to become a singing sensation, and Vaani Batra (Aneet Padda), an aspiring journalist. Their lives take unexpected turns as love, ambition, and societal pressures clash in this emotionally charged romance.
The film has earned over Rs 500 crore at the box office as of now.
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August 08, 2025, 09:23 IST
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