Mohit Suri reveals ‘sweet’ Ahaan Panday was told he wasn't selected for Saiyaara: ‘You didn’t feel he was the character’
Mohit Suri shared that when Ahaan Panday "thought the audition was over, he let his guard down - and that’s when his real self came through". Mohit Suri's latest romantic drama, Saiyaara, starring newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, has been impressing both critics and moviegoers. Now, speaking with India Today, Mohit has revealed that he wasn't convinced in the beginning that Ahaan would be able to play the lead role in Saiyaara. Mohit Suri shared that Aditya Chopra asked him if he would make his movie with Ahaan. Mohit Suri recalls his first reaction after meeting Ahaan Panday Mohit, however, felt Ahaan was "so nice and sweet" and wouldn't fit the character. He said, “Ahaan was in the Yash Raj system, and was supposed to do a film with them, which didn’t happen. When Adi (Chopra) Sir read my script, he asked if I would consider him. I always wanted to make this film with newcomers, so Adi Sir said, ‘I’ve got just the guy for you.' When I met A...