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Time of India
4 hours ago
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- Time of India
Shaan R Grover says playing a red flag in Saiyaara was emotionally unsettling: 'I'm nothing like him...'
In the youthful romantic drama 'Saiyaara,' the actor Shaan R Grover plays the emotionally distant character Mahesh Iyer. He recently talked about how playing such a morally dubious character affected him off-screen. The actor acknowledged in an open interview that Mahesh's actions, particularly when he was around women, made him feel totally uncomfortable and actually disturbed him while filming. Shaan says Mahesh's toxic traits clashed with his own values In conversation with Filmygyan, Grover explained that stepping into Mahesh's shoes wasn't just creatively challenging, it also stirred discomfort on a personal level. While he didn't feel the need to prove that he's different from Mahesh, he said it was hard playing someone so emotionally negligent and detached. According to Shaan, portraying a character who ghosts his fiancée and walks away without explanation made him uneasy, especially knowing that some viewers might associate him with such behavior. He told Filmygyan that he hoped people would hate the character, as Mahesh deserved to be criticized for how he treated his partner but added that the possibility of being personally linked to that toxicity unsettled him during the shoot. About Saiyaara: heartbreak, redemption, and music Released in July 2025, 'Saiyaara' follows Krish Kapoor played by Ahaan Panday , a gifted but emotionally wounded musician, and Vaani Batra played by Aneet Padda, a journalist healing from the heartbreak of being abandoned by Mahesh Iyer just before their wedding. The movie is directed by Mohit Suri and backed by Yash Raj Films; the romantic drama explores how two broken people find healing and love in the middle of grief, guilt, and creative reinvention. Shaan's character acts as the impetus for Vaani's journey from betrayal to empowerment. The film's music, composed by Amaal Mallik and Rochak Kohli, has become a hit, with tracks like 'Barbaad,' 'Tum Ho Toh,' and the title song 'Saiyaara' resonating deeply across platforms. Audience reactions: hate that feels like praise In spite of the emotional challenge of the role, Shaan said he found validation in viewers' reactions. He's received messages from fans who told him they 'hated' Mahesh but added that their anger came from how convincingly he played the character.
Hindustan Times
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Saiyaara title song becomes 1st Bollywood song to enter Spotify Top 50 Global chart; beats tracks by Billie Eilish, Gaga
Mohit Suri's Saiyaara, featuring debutants Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, surprised everyone with its response at the box office and elsewhere. The film, which has been produced by YRF CEO Akshaye Widhani, has an album that has been much-talked about. Now, the title track has reached the top 10 on Spotify's Top 50 Global chart, beating the likes of Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga. Aneet Padda and Ahaan Panday in a still from Mohit Suri's romantic drama Saiyaara. Saiyaara makes it to Top 50 Global chart Saiyaara's title track by Tanishk, Farheem and Arslan, Barbaad (Reprise) by Jubin Nautiyal and Shilpa Rao, Vishal Mishra's Tum Ho Toh, Humsafar by Sachet-Parampara and Saiyaara (Reprise) by Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal have been trending on the musical charts in India. On Tuesday evening, all six songs from Saiyaara, composed by Tanishk, Farheem and Arslan, ranked in the top 10 on Spotify's India Top 50 charts. Now, the Saiyaara title track has breached the top 10 on Spotify's Global Top 50 chart, standing at #8 at the time of writing. As per a press note by the makers, it is the first Bollywood song to achieve this feat, though Indian songs like Hanumankind's Big Dawgs have also featured on the list. Beating it on the chart, at the time of writing, are HUNTR/X's Golden, Tyler's Big Poe, Justin Bieber's Daisies, Sombr's Back to Friends, Alex Warren's Ordinary, Tyler's Sugar On My Tongue, and BLACKPINK's Jump. What's interesting is that the Saiyaara title track has beaten songs by Billie Eilish (Birds of a Feather), Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars (Die with a Smile), Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild) and others on the chart. Ananya Panday, Alanna Panday cheer for Saiyaara Screengrabs of Ananya Panday and Alanna Panday's Instagram stories. As soon as Ahaan's sister, influencer Alanna Panday and cousin, actor Ananya Panday, noticed that Saiyaara's title track was featured on the Top 50 Global chart by Spotify, they began rallying for the song to climb the ranks. Ananya posted a screenshot of the song at #7 on the chart, writing, 'Saiyaara on global charts top 50 on Spotify, how crazy! I'm doing my bit to take it to number 1 now. Let's do it India #OnLoop.' Alanna also posted a screenshot, writing, '#Saiyaara hit Spotify Global Charts #7.'
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First Post
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- First Post
Yash Raj Films' Saiyaara, directed by Mohit Suri, becomes 1st Bollywood song to breach Top 7 songs of the world on the Spotify Global Top 50 chart!
Over the last 20 years, YRF has been champion of original IP, having built its own music label, YRF Music - and owns 100% of its IP, releasing soundtracks that have gone on to become cultural anthems across the globe read more Debutants Ahaan Panday & Aneet Padda starrer Saiyaara has become the hottest newcomer film since Hrithik Roshan and Ameesha Patel's Kaho Na Pyaar Hai! Directed by Mohit Suri & Produced by YRF CEO Akshaye Widhani, Saiyaara, is on a record-breaking run at the box office scripting history on a daily basis. Saiyaara has turned Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda into overnight Gen Z stars and sweethearts of the entire nation as they also became the first debutants in the history of Hindi cinema to enter the 100 crore club in just 4 days! STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Saiyaara is also buzzing for delivering the best Hindi film music album in a long, long time with all the songs like Tanishk & Faheem-Arslan's Saiyaara Title Track, The Rish and Jubin Nautiyal & Shilpa Rao's (Reprise) - Barbaad, Vishal Mishra's Tum Ho Toh, Sachet-Parampara's Humsafar and Mithoon's & Arijit Singh Dhun and Shreya Ghoshal's Saiyaara Reprise composed by Tanishk, Faheem and Arsalan - scripting history on the musical charts of India daily! Last night, all the six songs from Saiyaara ranked in the Top 10 of Spotify India Top 50 charts. While Saiyaara title track maintained its dominance at Rank 1 for about 5 days now, Rank 3 was held by Dhun, Rank 4 by Saiyaara (Reprise) version, Rank 6 went to Humsafar, Rank 7 went to Barbaad and Tum Ho Toh was at Rank 9! Saiyaara Title track also clocked 3.61 mn streams to become the all-time most-played Bollywood song in a single day (24 hours) on Spotify India (it clocked 3.87 mn streams in total globally in the same 24-hour period). Saiyaara has also breached the Top 10 rank on the Spotify Global Top 50 chart listing, climbing up to #7 a night prior and is the first Bollywood song to achieve this feat. Hanumankind's 'Big Dawgs' track had also reached #7 earlier, but it was a single, and a non-Bollywood track! Anand Gurnani, Vice President, Digital & New Media, says, 'Everyone who loves Hindi music is hooked to the Saiyaara music album. The title track is now a global rage, recording a feat that no other Hindi film has managed to achieve. This shows how deeply a song has connected to the hearts of people worldwide. A Hindi film song is holding its ground with the biggest of the biggest historic hits of the world speaks volumns of how the song has united Hindi music lovers from across the world! This is a feat that every Indian should be proud of and we hope people keep supporting it to break new grounds in the days to come.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Fans of Saiyaara and the music album have started a trend on social media requesting people from across the world to support Saiyaara title track and make it the Number 1 song of the world! Bollywood star Ananya Panday took notice of this and posted on her social media, 'Saiyaara on the global charts Top 50! How crazy?! I'm doing my bit to make it number 1 now.. Let's do it India #OnLoop!' Composer of Saiyaara title track, Tanishq Bagchi, has also joined in the chorus and posted on social media, 'Let's make Saiyaara the number one song of the world on Spotify! What a proud moment it would be for all of us if we can make it happen!' Over the last 20 years, YRF has been champion of original IP, having built its own music label, YRF Music - and owns 100% of its IP, releasing soundtracks that have gone on to become cultural anthems across the globe. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD With a steadily growing market share, YRF Music consistently ranks among the top 5 film music labels in India. Its ability to drive both mass popularity and long-term song value has helped the label retain a strong and stable position in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Hindustan Times
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Mohit Suri says he cast Aneet Padda in Saiyaara as he ‘wanted someone who hadn't altered her face or body'
Filmmaker Mohit Suri's Saiyaara is captivating hearts and breaking records at the box office. Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda's chemistry in the film has become the talk of the town. In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Mohit revealed why he chose Aneet as the lead heroine and recalled their disastrous first meeting. Mohit Suri reveals what made him cast Aneet Padda in Saiyaara. Before the release of the film, Mohit talked about the casting process and revealed that it was Aditya Chopra who introduced him to Ahaan. Although he didn't initially see his film's character in Ahaan during their first meeting, he spent time with him and eventually recognised the qualities he was looking for. Mohit Suri reveals why he chose Aneet Padda for Saiyaara Mohit further opened up about the reason he cast Aneet in the film and said, 'I'm sorry if I don't sound politically correct, but one thing that was very scary was that I wanted a 20–22-year-old girl who hadn't done anything cosmetological to her face or body in today's age. That was a big requirement. I wanted someone who felt real and hadn't altered her body. Aneet had done some work before, and she was great at it. She was predominantly a great actor, especially for the part I required her to play. She came through all the slaughtering of auditions.' He added that other actors also gave good auditions, but they were 'too done up'. He then opened up about how he broke the ice with Aneet and said, 'It was a disastrous first meeting with her. She came into the office wearing a yellow costume, and Ahaan was there with me. I told her, 'What the hell are you wearing?' Someone had told her that's how the character was. She must have got really scared, and when this generation gets scared, they get chatty. But Ahaan tried to take all the chattiness onto himself. Her tests, though, were damn good.' He revealed that Ahaan saved the situation for Aneet that day. About Saiyaara The romantic musical drama features Ahaan as a struggling musician whose life takes a turn when he crosses paths with Vaani Batra (Aneet), an ambitious aspiring journalist. Their love story unfolds through a series of emotional highs and lows, set against the backdrop of dreams, passion, and heartbreak. Apart from Ahaan and Aneet's chemistry and Mohit Suri's direction, what struck a chord with the audience is the music. From Tum Ho Toh, Saiyaara, Barbaad, to Humsafar, fans can't stop crooning the melodies. The film has crossed the ₹100 crore mark at the box office in just four days and continues to attract audiences to theatres.
NDTV
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Saiyaara Box Office Rage Proves There Is No Defeating An Intense Love Story. Who Cares If It Is Copied
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and if done right, it can give you one of the most gratifying cinematic experiences that have become few and far between today. Case in point here is Saiyaara, whose director Mohit Suri is being called out by a section of social media users for allegedly ripping off the Korean film A Moment To Remember. Despite the allegation, the film has earned over Rs 80 crore in its opening weekend. At a time when the big screen has been overpopulated with over-the-top action spectacles with alpha males, played by superstars of today, in the centre, Saiyaara, for the lack of a better phrase, comes like a breath of fresh air with newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda in the lead. The trailer of the film, along with its songs Saiyaara, and Dhun, Barbaad, gradually generated interest in the cinegoers. It was after a long time that a movie which promised a complete soundtrack, with a young adult love story at the centre with new faces, was arriving in theatres. It was also a comeback of sorts for Mohit Suri, whose last film Ek Villain Returns (2022) didn't hit the ball out of the park -- be it the story, emotions or music. And what is a quintessential Mohit Suri film if not for the emotions and music. Saiyaara checked all the three boxes. Saiyaara Box Office In First Weekend Saiyaara, which has become a runaway hit since it released in theatres on July 18 (last Friday), is a true-blue Bollywood film with emotions, drama, and music organically built in its narrative, just like it was in the old times. There may be a strong possibility that this film is not an original work of art. And even if that is true, it is still a work of art. If it moved the viewer or kept them engaged in an era where the attention span is evaluated in terms of a reel, ranging from 15 seconds to 3 minutes, Saiyaara is worth the attention and applause it is garnering. According to trade website Sacnilk, the film -- starring debutant Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda -- has already raked in Rs 83 crore within three days of its release. It is on the list of the top five highest opening weekends of 2025. Saiyaara is also a few crores away from leaving behind 2018's Dhadak, which earned Rs 95.12 crore net during its lifetime run in theatres. It has become the highest grossing film by Mohit Suri, following Ek Villain (Rs 16 crore) and Aashiqui 2 (Rs 6.1 crore). Separate reports have quoted the budget of Saiyaara ranging from Rs 40-60 crore. If trade websites are to be believed, the film is already a bona fide superhit. Is Saiyaara A Copy Of A Moment To Remember A section of social media users have accused Mohit Suri of plaigiarising the 2004 Korean film A Moment To Remember. Starring popular Korean actors Son Ye-jin and Jung Woo-sung, the movie was itself a film adaptation of the 2001 Japanese television drama Pure Soul. While there are similarities between Saiyaara and A Moment to Remember such as an ex-lover who cheats on the heroine, the female lead being diagnosed with the early-onset Alzheimer's disease and her decision in the third act to leave home thinking the male lead is better off without her, there is no reason why the new film should be relegated to the status of a certified copy. Why only A Moment To Remember? There are at least three more films that come to mind if one has to nitpick. In 2004, 50 First Dates, a romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, released. This Hollywood film revolved around Henry Roth, a womanising marine veterinarian who falls for an art teacher named Lucy Whitmore, who has amnesia. Lucy forgets Henry when she wakes up the next day and Henry keeps at it to win her over again, every day. Few months later in the same year came The Notebook, an intense romantic drama based on Nicolas Sparks 1996 novel of the same name. The movie had the heroine Ally (Rachel McAdams/ Gena Rowlands) suffer from dementia in her old age with her husband Noah (Ryan Reynolds/ James Garner) hand hold her through the disease. In 2008, Ajay Devgn and Kajol starred in his directorial U Me Aur Hum. The film's revolved around Kajol's character Piya, who is diagnosed with the Alzheimer's disease while she is also pregnant with Ajay (Ajay Devgn)'s child. At the time, U Me Aur Hum also made headlines for allegedly being the copy of The Notebook. Why Saiyaara Works Ahaan Panday's association with Saiyaara was looked at by many with disinterest and disgust as many were unhappy about yet another nepo baby making his debut as a lead in a movie by a big banner like Yash Raj Films and director like Mohit Suri. Not many really knew who Aneet Padda was despite her previous roles in Salaam Venky and Big Girls Don't Lie. And, nobody expected these newcomers to be able to act and deliver. Trade expert Taran Adarsh also broke down lessons from the performance of Saiyaara at the box office. 'SAIYAARA' REBOOTS - RE-ENERGISES - REJUVENATES THE INDUSTRY... Yes, #Saiyaara is rewriting the record books… It's drawing audiences in hordes – and that, in itself, is a hugely positive sign for the industry... But more than just the numbers, the learnings from #Saiyaara are… — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 21, 2025 Mohit Suri's goes big on the broad strokes of emotion -- anger, grief, disappointment, love, hurt, and heartbreak. A heady cocktail of emotion that is in part responsible for the Saiyaara fever. The film may be directed at the Gen-Z audience of today, but the feelings strike a chord with people across ages. Rooted performances and solid chemistry between Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda makes us believe in the make believe that Saiyaara is, along with the angle of the early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The craze of Saiyaara is far from over. If all goes well, the film may soon cross the Rs 100-crore mark at the box office. It's something the Hindi film industry needed for a really long time. The success of Saiyaara is like a shot in the arm for the exhibitors and producers. While the story is not unique, for sure, but the emotions are true and music still haunts those who have watched the film in cinema halls. For those who are waiting for Saiyaara to come on OTT, Netflix is where the film will premiere after its theatrical run is over.
