
Anurag Basu Clarifies Kartik Aaryan's Next Is Not A Saiyaara Rehash
Anurag Basu denies rescripting his musical romance starring Kartik Aaryan and Sreeleela due to similarities with Mohit Suri's Saiyaara, citing scheduling conflicts for the delay.
Following the remarkable success of Saiyaara, comparisons have emerged between the Mohit Suri hit and Anurag Basu's upcoming musical romance starring Kartik Aaryan and Sreeleela. The parallels drawn between the two projects, especially concerning their rockstar protagonists and emotionally charged love stories, have led to speculation that Basu's film is being rescripted to avoid overlapping narratives.
Basu, however, has firmly denied these rumours. 'Mohit and I are very close. I'm happy for his film's success. The only similarity in our films is that the male lead is a rockstar, and the story is about his journey," he stated, according to Mid-Day.
Reports previously suggested that Basu's film featured a female lead struggling with a mental health condition, similar to Saiyaara, which centers around a woman's battle with early-onset Alzheimer's. Some insiders even claimed that following Saiyaara's popularity, changes were being made to the script and that portions of the movie would be reshot. A source noted according to the publication house, 'Parts of it are being rewritten; they will do away with the segment of the female lead battling a mental illness. Post the rewrite, the unit will have a 40-day re-shoot of portions that were filmed earlier this year."
But Basu has strongly refuted this narrative, stating, 'In my film, the girl doesn't have dementia or any [other condition]. We are not rewriting or re-shooting. I knew beforehand that the girl has Alzheimer's [disease] in Saiyaara. So, why would I write the same [plot point] in mine?"
While the film's release has now been pushed to 2026, Basu attributes the delay to scheduling conflicts. 'We have shot about 40 per cent of the film. In August and September, we plan to shoot another schedule in which Kartik will have a clean-shaven look," he said, pointing out that Aaryan is currently filming Tu Meri Main Tera, Main Tera Tu Meri, which requires a different appearance.
Interestingly, both Saiyaara and Basu's film can be traced back to the shelved Aashiqui 3. Suri had initially pitched the Saiyaara concept for that franchise, but when plans fell through, he developed it independently. Meanwhile, legal hurdles prevented Bhushan Kumar and Kartik Aaryan's version, directed by Basu, from retaining the Aashiqui title after a court ruled in favour of Mukesh Bhatt.
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