Mohit Suri and YRF’s Saiyaara starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda is now expected to touch the Rs 300 crore mark at the box-office and the final verdict could be All Time Blockbuster. It has already marched way ahead of ‘Kesari Chapter 2,’ ‘Sky Force,’ & ‘Housefull 5,’ and Akshay Kumar has spoken about its historic success in an interview with Hindustan Times.
The actor was quoted saying, “I think it’s the best thing that has happened. Humari Hindi film industry ke liye bohot acchi baat hai ki ek newcomer, naya ladka nayi ladki, ki film chal gayi hai. I think I welcome them and I am very happy. Sacchi main keh raha hoon, it is such a good thing. Vaise bhi ab main dekh raha hoon humari industry main ahiste ahiste karke filme chalna shuru hui hain.”
Kumar added, “It’s a good sign. Ek newcomer ki film itni chalna bohot hi badi baat hai. I really welcome them to the industry. They have done a good job. Mere ek cousin ne dekhi thi, maine abhi tak nahi dekhi hai. Main zaroor jaake dekhoonga. Mere ek cousin ne dekhi thi, unhone bataya ki they really enjoyed it, and both the boy and girl are amazing. Mohit Suri has done an excellent job, and uske jo songs ke choices hain, that is amazing. We all know that, it’s amazing.”
Saiyaara has turned out to be a blockbuster at the box-office, which stars Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, and is directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Yash Raj Films. After Metro In Dino, we have another title that talks about complicated love and a bittersweet end. The conflicts and characters continue to live even when the story ends.
The historic collections must have made the makers grin like a Cheshire cat but it’s also a much-needed departure from those banal and mindless action potboilers that thought only bloodshed blazed the box-office. Sometimes, all it takes is one love story with haunting music that does the magic. The reels on social media are proof of that.