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Time of India
39 minutes ago
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- Time of India
Mithoon reveals why nobody can easily deconstruct his songs
Music composer , who has composed the song 'Dhun' from the recently released movie 'Saiyaara', has said that it's nearly impossible to deconstruct his songs because he keeps them very minimalistic in terms of orchestration. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The music composer recently spoke with IANS, and said that he believes in maintaining the essence of a song through minimal programming. He told IANS, "For me, usually, you can't deconstruct my song. Because it is already very minimalistic. I feel that the song, and its emotion are the identities of the song. No matter how much programming you do, or don't do". He further mentioned that this bent of mind to make the track sound great with less means is courtesy director with whom he has been working for 20 years. He said, "Many times, Mohit has heard my compositions only on the piano, and he gave an immediate approval. He has that knack to identify the impact of a song just from the piano. And many times, he finds it better. I feel that this is the speciality of Mohit Suri. Because I am a poet, a composer, an arranger. So, many times, my passion for music can empower me. Mohit doesn't let me use it". "I tell him that I want to add violins to it, he says, 'No, don't do it'. I want to add a chorus to it. He goes, 'No, don't do that'. But it is a music composer's passion. So, when I do another film, I put everything there". He then spoke about how Mohit fine tuned the song with his inputs, as he shared, "That is Mohit's speciality. I am saying this for the first time. When I overstepped on 'Dhun' before the shoot. He called me. He told me that he missed the silences in the first draft. And that is the beauty of singing. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Where he climbs and where he descends. The protagonist is not a confident character, he is vulnerable. That silence is very important". "If it was someone else, he would have been impressed. That the track sounds better because of more layers. Some other director would have been impressed. But this person is not impressed. He just wants to connect. I think that aspect enriches my music", he added. 'Saiyaara' is currently playing in cinemas. Is 'Saiyaara' The Next 'Aashiqui'? Public Review Is Divided
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First Post
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- First Post
'Saiyaara' director Mohit Suri supports Sandeep Reddy Vanga: 'I am his fan, I loved Animal and...'
Amid the release of Sonakshi Sinha's Nikita Roy and Anupam Kher starrer Tanvi The Great, Saiyaara featuring debutants Ahaan Panday & Aneet Padda turned out to be the biggest surprise of the year read more In an interview with Filmigyaan, director Mohit Suri came out in support of filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga and said, 'I love his films. You make Sandeep kind of films with a gangster, Mahesh Bhatt has made Sadak like that). We are from that school of cinema. Ram Gopal Varma has made such films too. Everyone has the right to make their films. You have a right to like it or not like it.' 'Very few people think Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh have no difference. I feel there is a big difference between the two films. There is more emotion in the second part. I loved Animal. I messaged him during Animal that I am a Sandeep Reddy Vanga fan,' added Suri. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Amid the release of Sonakshi Sinha's Nikita Roy and Anupam Kher starrer Tanvi The Great, Saiyaara featuring debutants Ahaan Panday & Aneet Padda turned out to be the biggest surprise of the year, performing way beyond expectations. While the hype around \_Saiyaara\_ was huge because of its promising trailer and chartbuster songs, the romantic drama garnered crazy footfalls and created big milestones on its opening day by raking in Rs 21.25 crore. Here are some of them Biggest opener for a debutant pair With the insane first day collections, Saiyaara emerged as the biggest opener for a debutant pair (Ahaan & Aneet), beating 1995's Barsaat featuring Bobby Deol-Twinkle Khanna (Rs 0.68 crore), 2000's Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai starring Hrithik Roshan & Ameesha Patel (Rs 0.51 crore), Abhishek Bachchan-Kareena Kapoor's Refugee, which also released in 2000 (Rs 1.56 crore), 2007's Saawariya, which starred Ranbir Kapoor-Sonam Kapoor (Rs 3 crore). Mohit Suri's biggest opener The film has also shattered the first day collections of Ek Villain (Rs 16.72 crore), which featured Sidharth Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh & Shraddha Kapoor, to emerge as director Mohit Suri's biggest opener.
Indian Express
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Saiyaara box office collection day 2: Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda's film surpasses The Diplomat, Maa; to beat Metro… In Dino today
Saiyaara box office collection day 2: Mohit Suri's romantic drama Saiyaara is turning out to be the surprise of the year. The film, starring Aneet Padda and Ahaan Panday, became the highest grossing Hindi film starring newcomers. If the day 2 collection is anything to go by, Saiyaara is in for a momentous run at the domestic box office. On Saturday, Saiyaara earned Rs 24 crore in India, which is slightly higher than its opening day earnings of Rs 21 crore. As per trade tracker Sacnilk, the total domestic box office collection of the film after two days stands at Rs 45 crore. Given the current trajectory, it's most likely to edge past the Rs 50 crore mark on Sunday. With its domestic box office collection of two days, Saiyaara has already beaten the likes of Rajkummar Rao-starrer Maalik (Rs 23.27 crore), Shahid Kapoor-starrer Deva (Rs 33.97 crore), Kajol-starrer Maa (Rs 38.51 crore), and John Abraham's The Diplomat (Rs 40.73 crore). It's most likely to beat the earnings of Anurag Basu's Metro… In Dino (Rs 48.47 crore) today. Saiyaara has also surpassed the re-release box office collections of Ayan Mukerji's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (Rs 22.04 crore) and Harshvardhan Rane-starrer Sanam Teri Kasam (Rs 35.55 crore). Those films were a fairly clear indication that romantic films are having a comeback on screen. Saiyaara is no different, as can be ascertained from its domestic box office run so far. Saiyaara has achieved these numbers without its new lead pair getting involved in any promotions. Suri claimed that like his 2013 romantic drama Aashiqui 2, starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, he wanted to keep the pairing of Ahaan and Aneet fresh till the film's release. While Aditya and Shraddha had appeared in a few films prior to Aashiqui 2, Saiyaara marks Ahaan Panday's screen debut and Aneet Padda's film debut. Aneet got rave reviews for her turn in the Prime Video India coming-of-age show Big Girls Don't Cry last year. 'It was an idea that collectively came forward. My producer Akshaye Widhani and, of course, Aditya Chopra (owner of Yash Raj Films), who has mentored us through this thing, suggested that until the two actors don't have anything behind them to talk about, the conversation will be filled with questions like 'Who is the prankster on the set?' or 'How is it to work with Mohit Suri?' It's all redundant stuff, and I don't think anyone has any interest in listening to all that,' Suri reasoned in an interview on the YouTube channel Just Too Filmy. Also Read — Saiyaara movie review: Aneet Padda-Ahaan Panday show spark, but this is no Aashiqui 3 While Saiyaara has bulldozed its competition — Anupam Kher's Tanvi The Great and Sonakshi Sinha-starrer Nikita Roy — it now also has a two-week run sans major competition in Bollywood as Ajay Devgn decided to push the release date of his action comedy Son of Sardaar 2 by a week to August 1.
News18
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Saiyaara: 3 Reasons Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda's Film Is Creating Buzz, Breaking Industry Norms
Nobody does heartbreaks like Mohit Suri. Ahaan Panday-Aneet Padda have delivered ace performances in their debut outings. But is that enough to explain Saiyaara's box-office mania? Mohit Suri's Saiyaara starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda has created history. As per Sacnilk, it has emerged as one of the biggest openers of the year so far, earning about Rs 20 crore, unprecedented for a film of this scale. It has beaten Ishaan Khatter and Janhvi Kapoor's 2018 film Dhadak to become the highest opening-day grosser with debutants as leads in recent times. Following its release on July 18, Saiyaara became a talking point on social media. So intense was the buzz surrounding the film and so overwhelming were its presale figures that midnight shows were added even before it could hit the theatres. Reports now state that the film has clocked a whopping Rs 24 crore on Saturday. The domestic figures combined with the worldwide box office numbers have made it already cross the Rs 50 crore mark and this is just the beginning. And as per experts, the Saiyaara rampage at the box office will continue. Old Records Broken, History Made There are videos doing the rounds on social media of audiences serenading to the title track of Saiyaara and hooting, clapping and whistling at Ahaan's entry sequence on a bike. This, right here, is history in the making, particularly for a film that is headlined by non-stars. Let's take a quick look at a few more records that Saiyaara has set. On day one, it has sold the most tickets for a debutant film in 25 years since Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai and Refugee. It marks Mohit's career-best opening. It also holds the record for the highest opening day for a love story, post-pandemic. And Saiyaara has achieved these numbers with just 8,000 shows across India – less than half the average 18,000 shows typically required for a Rs 20 crore opener. And here's the twist. These feats have happened without the actors being exposed to the public glare and without any traditional publicity and marketing approach – zero interviews, zero city visits, no reels, no influencer content. So, what explains this euphoria, this mass hysteria? Deconstructing The Saiyaara Fever Why and how has Saiyaara come to be a case study for our biggest filmmakers and superstars? According to netizens, what Aashiqui 2 was for the millennials, Saiyaara is for the Gen-Z. Sure, nobody portrays heartbreaks and mopey love sagas on the big screen like Mohit. Sure, Ahaan and Aneet have delivered performances like seasoned artists in their debut outings. But is that enough for a box office tsunami? What explains the sudden postponement in the release of Ajay Devgn's Son Of Sardaar 2 from July 25 to August 1? Power Of Love Stories And Good Music Veteran film trade expert Taran Adarsh believes that a lot of it has got to do with the fact that Saiyaara more than compensated for the dearth of a true-blue Bollywood romance. 'It's an intense love story and we've forgotten how to make them in recent times. Saiyaara's music is also grabbing attention. We've been making romantic films and rom-coms but an intense love story with good music was lacking. An emphasis on music for a Hindi film is very important and it has been proved time and again," he remarks. Reacting to the viral videos on Instagram, he shares, 'In the 70s and the 80s, trailers, posters and newspaper ads were the only way to communicate to the audience about a new film. Songs would come out only in the form of cassettes and LP records before the release. People heard music and did not watch it. The same thing happened here. There are videos where the youth is going crazy over the songs of Saiyaara and singing along. It's unbelievable in today's times." Producer and film business expert Girish Johar lauds YRF for its 'beautiful' promotional strategy. 'They promoted the songs aggressively on digital media. The music front-lined their promotional strategy. They also engaged in count schemes to attract the audience. And above all, the trailer was really good. Good music further excited the audience and they found a lot of resonance in the songs and the results are now out for us to see," he explains. 'Secrecy' and Intrigue YRF's 'show more and tell less' secret sauce recipe has worked wonders. 'The film has no franchise power and doesn't have popular stars. It didn't have a holiday release. The marketing strategy didn't include city tours, media interviews or collaborations with influencers. The producers had kept Ahaan and Aneet completely under wraps. Actors overexpose themselves before their film releases with multiple mall visits. But here, it's the freshness that worked. People wouldn't be spending so much money if the product wasn't worth it. And Saiyaara is worth it," Taran says. He adds, 'A lot of audiences buying tickets may still not be aware of the hero and the heroine's names. There's still a sense of curiosity, ki naya ladka kaun hai, nayi ladki kaun hai. But look at the way it's creating waves at the box office! Son Of Sardaar 2 has been pushed. They haven't officially stated that the reason behind that is Saiyaara. And thankfully, Mohit's film doesn't have 40-year-old actors playing college students or running around trees. Age-appropriate casting is what has worked for Saiyaara." The Non-Star Value 'I can imagine a Shah Rukh Khan or a Salman Khan film doing those kinds of numbers, not a film like this with a new hero and a new heroine banking solely on music and romance," exclaims Taran. Times have changed and so has the audience's taste. But the one thing that remains superior to everything else – even the familiar face of a star – is content. 'What we're witnessing is the Saiyaara wave. This is a historic moment. It's a well-made film too. Ahaan and Aneet are superb in their debut performances," he continues. Echoing his sentiments, Girish says, 'There's a paradigm shift post-COVID. OTT has challenged the star system and has led people to watch good content and that's also reflecting on the audience behaviour at the box office. Their mindset has changed. If they resonate with a story or a genre, it will soar. Audiences want to see a well-rounded entertainer and they're no longer dependent on a star to deliver that." A Success Story That Will Unsettle Some, Inspire Some With Bollywood largely going through a dry spell, the success of Saiyaara has brought about some much-needed relief. These are times when even the biggest superstars of the country are struggling to get a decent opening, let alone create records. But Saiyaara, made on an average budget, may very soon enter the Rs 100 crore club. What does it mean for the industry at large? 'This will rewrite industry norms. Everyone has to pull up their socks now," says Girish. 'The stars also need to ensure that their films are worthy enough to drawn in audiences. They're demanding massive fees but are their films even managing to earn ten percent of that money on day one? They've no option now but to rethink. The success of Saiyaara will also give a boost to producers' confidence. If they feel that a story is good, they won't have to depend on stars to headline it anymore. Music, screenplay and direction are critical elements of a film," he points out. view comments First Published: July 20, 2025, 07:51 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. 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News18
2 hours ago
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- News18
Saiyaara Box Office Day 2: Ahaan Panday-Aneet Padda's Debut Earns A Smashing Rs 45 Crore
Backed by Yash Raj Films, Saiyaara is making waves not just for its impressive box office numbers but also for its unexpected promotional playbook. What makes Saiyaara's strong opening even more surprising is that neither Ahaan nor Aneet had any major visibility before the release. For director Mohit Suri, this could be the comeback he's been waiting for since Ek Villain, which was made on a Rs 39 crore budget and grossed Rs 155 crore worldwide. Earlier, filmmaker Mahesh had said, 'Every generation has love story that defines it. Saiyaara, to me, will be the most definitive romantic film of this generation. When I made Aashiqui, I did it with a lot of purity and I was fortunate that people connected to it deeply and made the two newcomers into overnight stars. I expect Mohit Suri to do the same with Saiyaara." The veteran director also said he had always encouraged Mohit to work with newcomers and is happy he teamed up with YRF for Saiyaara. He said, 'I'm thrilled to see him take the plunge with Saiyaara with two really talented actors who are simply sparkling on the screen. I'm also very happy that he has a studio like YRF beside him and behind him for this project, who have such a rich cinematic legacy."
