Saiyaara has been receiving a lot of love and adoration at the box office. It’s still going strong, and the young faces in the film —Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda — have left the audience quite impressed. This was Ahaan Panday’s debut film and he has already left a strong mark on all of us. Recently, casting director Shanoo Sharma spoke about the spot-on casting of this film and how she came across Ahaan. Shanoo shared an interesting story about their first meeting. Read on.
What Did Shanoo Sharma?
Shanoo Sharma recently sat down for an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India and spoke at length about the casting of Mohit Suri’s film Saiyaara. She recalled the memory of her first meeting with Ahaan Panday when he was just 19. Shanoo said that she had seen some video of him when left her impressed and that’s when she wanted to meet him. Shanoo Sharma added that Ahaan declined the meeting as he was a dark, tanned, and thought that he would be rejected. The casting director also said that the Saiyaara actor looked like 15 when he was 19. However, Shanoo was sure that she would soon work with him.
Shanoo hailed him as a young man who loved to things that he liked without any filters. As per the casting director, Ahaan was quite excited to join the YRF team and had said that he would come everyday.
For the unversed, Ahaan Panday is Ananya Panday’s cousin. His first film has been loved by the audience and critics alike.
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We can’t wait to see him in more films!