Mahesh Bhatt says 'nobody in family' has given a bigger hit than Mohit Suri's Saiyaara': 'Simba’s roar has outdone Mufasa’s'

Mohit Suri’s latest outing, Saiyaara, featuring newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, turned out to be a humongous blockbuster at the box office by earning over Rs 325 crore.

Mohit Suri’s uncle and veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt lauded his nephew and said that no one in their family has delivered a bigger hit than Saiyaara.

“It makes me so happy. Simba’s roar has outdone Mufasa’s. Nobody in our family has ever delivered a hit this huge," said Mahes while talking to Siddharth Kannan.

“He’s my sister’s son, and he’s a completely self-made boy. But I keep giving him the feeling of not having arrived. I remind him that we might make a hit or two, but we will most definitely make flops," he said.

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Previously, he spoke about Saiyaara’s comparison with Aashiqui and said, “Every generation has a 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."

He added, “It is amazing to see that people have the nostalgia of Aashiqui when they are seeing Saiyaara, but I can tell you that Saiyaara will rewrite the rules of what a romantic film should be in today’s time and for today’s generation. Every new generation must surpass the earlier generation in everything, and I’m excited for Saiyaara to do the same. Mohit is my prodigy, and I couldn’t be happier if he surpasses me in every way possible."

“I’m proud to see Mohit come out of his mould for Saiyaara. It is refreshingly different from whatever he has made in his entire career, and the film seems to have incredible depth of romance, which Mohit has within him. I’m glad he has put it all out there for the world to see and embrace. Intensity is necessary for people to connect with the emotion of love, and I’m very excited about Saiyaara," he said.