While Bollywood doubled down on spectacle in the post-COVID era, director Mohit Suri made a radical choice: He wrote a love story no one wanted to make. Now, with “Saiyaara” starring newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, the filmmaker behind “Aashiqui 2” and “Ek Villain” is betting that romance can cut through the noise of exploding helicopters and pan-India blockbusters.
In “Saiyaara,” Ahaan Panday stars as Krish Kapoor, a rising musician whose raw talent and ambition set him on a collision course with the realities of the modern music industry. When Krish is introduced to Vaani (Aneet Padda), a gifted and principled songwriter, sparks fly – both creatively and
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