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Mohit Suri breaks silence on not directing Emraan Hashmi’s sequel

Mohit Suri breaks silence on not directing Emraan Hashmi’s sequel

Emraan Hashmi is returning with the sequel to one of his most loved films, Awarapan. The Mohit Suri directorial, released in 2007, continues to be a fan favourite. The sequel stars Disha Patani and is all set to release this Independence Day. Amid the date reveal, Mohit Suri has shared why he is not directing the sequel. The filmmaker also spoke about his deep bond with Emraan Hashmi while expressing admiration for the film. Mohit Suri on not directing Awarapan 2 In a chat with NDTV, the Saiyaara director revealed why he did not return to the director’s chair for Awarapan 2. He said, “I was never actually offered it before, that’s all. I think they wanted to work, but it’s not that. I would work with Emraan at the drop of a hat. The problem with him is that I’ve done eight films with him. He knows me so well. I have to give him a role; I can’t just hustle him into doing some part. But I think it will be more beneficial …

Mohit Suri says he was never offered Awarapan 2: ‘I’d work with Emraan Hashmi at the drop of a hat’

Mohit Suri says he was never offered Awarapan 2: ‘I’d work with Emraan Hashmi at the drop of a hat’

The enduring love for Awarapan has sparked excitement around its sequel, Awarapan 2, with the makers, Vishesh Films, recently announcing its release date. While Emraan Hashmi will return in the lead role, the film will not be directed by Mohit Suri. In an interview with NDTV, Mohit opened up about why he is not helming the sequel. Mohit Suri opens up on not returning to director’s seat for Emraan Hashmi’s Awarapan 2. Mohit Suri reveals he was never offered Awarapan 2 Mohit revealed why he did not return to the director’s chair for Awarapan 2 and said, “I was never actually offered it before, that’s all. I think they wanted to work, but it’s not that. I would work with Emraan at the drop of a hat. The problem with him is that I’ve done eight films with him. He knows me so well. I have to give him a role; I can’t just hustle him into doing some part. But I think it will be more beneficial for me than for him.” Mohit also …

Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda avoid paparazzi after being spotted at Amritsar Airport, hide faces. Watch

Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda avoid paparazzi after being spotted at Amritsar Airport, hide faces. Watch

Saiyaara stars Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda recently found themselves in the spotlight after a video of them at Amritsar Airport showed them trying to avoid the paparazzi. The clip captures the duo walking quickly through the terminal while trying to cover their faces as paparazzi approached, seemingly taking them by surprise. (Also read: Team Saiyaara reunites: Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda to star in Mohit Suri’s ‘intense romance’ backed by YRF ) Ahaan and Aneet capture attention at the airport amid relationship rumors. Aneet Padda and Ahaan Panday spotted at Amritsar airport The video shows the two heading inside the airport while avoiding photographers. While Aneet was sporting a casual look wearing a tee, with a white shirt and denim jeans, Ahaan was wearing a dark blue hoodie and jeans. Both of them had their faces covered with masks. Fans quickly reacted, filling the comments with heart emojis and excitement. Amid ongoing rumours about their relationship, Ahaan and Aneet have become a popular pair among audiences, especially following their debut together in the 2025 YRF …

Saiyaara’s Aneet Padda pens emotional tribute after grandfather’s death: ‘The only love of my life…’

Saiyaara’s Aneet Padda pens emotional tribute after grandfather’s death: ‘The only love of my life…’

Saiyaara actor Aneet Padda is mourning the death of her grandfather, who passed away recently. The actor took to Instagram to share an emotional note, remembering him with love and expressing her heartbreak over losing the “only love of her life.” Aneet Padda rose to popularity for her role in Saiyaara. Aneet pens emotional note for grandfather On Tuesday, Aneet took to Instagram to post a photo of herself holding her grandfather’s hand. Alongside the image, she penned an emotional note, remembering him and expressing her love and loss. “The only love of my life… You were drifting away, but you didn’t forget makhan. You held on to love, even when you couldn’t hold on to memory,” she wrote. Aneet continued, “I will hold on to both. I will carry all our years together. I will be a good person. I will carry your jokes and repeat them every chance I get. I will carry your kindness and your light into every dark room. I will carry your stories and tell them to the world. …

Saiyaara, Haiwaan writer Rohan Shankar decodes Hindi film industry’s revival after lull: ‘No Bollywood vs South anymore’

Saiyaara, Haiwaan writer Rohan Shankar decodes Hindi film industry’s revival after lull: ‘No Bollywood vs South anymore’

Since the success of KGF, RRR, and Pushpa, there has been talk of Bollywood losing its mojo, while films from the South seem to know what audiences want. It had resulted in everything from passionate debates to proclamations about the Hindi film industry only making films for ‘Bandra and Juhu’. And then came along films like Chhaava, Saiyaara and Dhurandhar to bust these notions and remind everyone of what Bollywood was capable of. Rohan Shankar wrote the dialogues for Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda-starrer Saiyaara. Writer Rohan Shankar, who just so happened to write the dialogues for Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara and recently worked with Priyadarshan on the screenplay and dialogues of Bhooth Bangla and Haiwaan, chimes in on the Bollywood vs South discourse with Hindustan Times. (Also Read: Is Bhooth Bangla anything like Bhool Bhulaiyaa? Did Akshay Kumar improvise on set? Writer Rohan Shankar reveals) Rohan Shankar envisions a bright future Rohan says the conversation has shifted in 2026, and explaining the current scenario, he says, “I don’t think it’s about Bollywood vs South anymore. …

Just In: Mohit Suri Reunites With Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda

Just In: Mohit Suri Reunites With Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda

The Saiyaara team is back! After the phenomenal success of the YRF-backed film, Mohit Suri is reuniting with Akshaye Widhani, Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda for another movie. This movie will supposedly an intense romance. The untitled film promises a cinematic experience that blends heartfelt storytelling with unforgettable melodies. Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, the Saiyaara pair became Bollywood’s sweethearts overnight. Ahneet, as their fans lovingly call them, are set to return with this film and bring in their infectious charm. Opening up about the new movie, Mohit Suri said, “It’s always been love stories for me… overwhelming – when emotions are so unbound, self-consuming and become impossible to ignore. Love is supposed to be felt intensely and that’s why I naturally gravitate towards this as a storyteller. The film explores this unabashedly… so coming back with the same team from Saiyaara feels incredibly special, maybe it was always written in the stars. Reuniting … coming back home .. but with a renewed creative hunger. This time I feel like a newcomer… excited, anxious about …

Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda reunite with Saiyaara director Mohit Suri for another romantic film, to release in 2027 | Bollywood News

Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda reunite with Saiyaara director Mohit Suri for another romantic film, to release in 2027 | Bollywood News

3 min readMumbaiApr 15, 2026 06:24 PM IST Before its release, no one could have predicted that Saiyaara would become a trailblazing romantic film. Similarly, no one anticipated that its leads, Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, would receive such overwhelming love. Nor could anyone have foreseen that Mohit Suri would ever make a film under the banner of Yash Raj Films. But life is all about the unexpected. And, now, the trio behind Saiyaara is set to reunite for another intense romantic feature. The film, which is yet to be titled, is scheduled to go on floors later this year and aims for a worldwide theatrical release in 2027. In an official press release, Yash Raj Films shared the exciting news: “Breakout Gen Z stars Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda are set to reunite for an intense romance! The untitled film promises a cinematic experience that blends heartfelt storytelling with unforgettable melodies.” Talking about his next project, Mohit Suri explained, “It’s always been love stories for me, overwhelming, when emotions are so unbound, self-consuming, and …

Team Saiyaara reunites: Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda to star in Mohit Suri’s ‘intense romance’ backed by YRF

Team Saiyaara reunites: Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda to star in Mohit Suri’s ‘intense romance’ backed by YRF

The Saiyaara tribe is reuniting. After giving India its biggest romantic film ever, director Mohit Suri and producer Akshaye Widhani, the CEO of Yash Raj Films, are set to collaborate again for what is being billed as an ‘intense romance’. What makes the matter sweeter is that the celebrated lead pair of Saiyaara – Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda – have been roped in to star in it. Mohit Suri, Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda, and Akshaye Widhani, the team behind Saiyaara, are reuniting. A press statement from Yash Raj Films announces the reunion, while adding that the film is still untitled and ‘promises a cinematic experience that blends heartfelt storytelling with unforgettable melodies’. The makers talk about the film Talking about the film’s theme and intensity, director Mohit Suri says in a statement, “It’s always been love stories for me: overwhelming — when emotions are so unbound, self-consuming and become impossible to ignore. Love is supposed to be felt intensely, and that’s why I naturally gravitate towards this as a storyteller. The film explores this …

Mohit Suri, Ahaan Pandey and Aneet Padda return for another YRF love story after ‘Saiyaara’

Mohit Suri, Ahaan Pandey and Aneet Padda return for another YRF love story after ‘Saiyaara’

Mumbai, Actors Ahaan Pandey and Aneet Padda are reuniting with their “Saiyaara” director Mohit Suri for another intense YRF love story, to be produced by Akshaye Widhani. Mohit Suri, Ahaan Pandey and Aneet Padda return for another YRF love story after ‘Saiyaara’ The two actors broke out in a big way with the romantic drama about the love story between a rising musician and a lyricist writer with early-onset Alzheimer’s. The film was a runaway success at the box office, earning over ₹338 crore in India and over ₹500 crore globally. In a release, the production house said the untitled movie will be a cinematic experience that blends heartfelt storytelling with unforgettable melodies. The film was also the biggest hit in the career of Suri, who is known for intense musical dramas such as “Awarapan”, “Malang”, “Murder 2”, “Ek Villain” and Aashiqui 2″, “It’s always been love stories for me… overwhelming – when emotions are so unbound, self-consuming and become impossible to ignore. Love is supposed to be felt intensely and that’s why I naturally …

Saiyaara Team Reunites Exclusive: Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda, Mohit Suri and Akshaye Widhani return for another intense love story

Saiyaara Team Reunites Exclusive: Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda, Mohit Suri and Akshaye Widhani return for another intense love story

The team behind Saiyaara is coming back together! After the huge success of the film, director Mohit Suri, producer Akshaye Widhani from Yash Raj Films, and young stars Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda are reuniting for a new romantic movie. This upcoming film, which is yet to be titled, promises an emotional love story along with beautiful music. The Ahaan-Aneet starrer YRF film is set to go on floors by the end of this year and is eyeing a 2027 theatrical release worldwide. Saiyaara was loved by audiences across the country and became one of the biggest romantic films of 2025, with a box office collection of around Rs 338 crore in India and about Rs 580 crore worldwide. Ahaan and Aneet became very popular as a pair, often called “Ahneet” by fans. Their chemistry and natural performances were widely appreciated, and fans are excited to see them together again on the big screen.  Mohit Suri says, “It’s always been love stories for me. Overwhelming—when emotions are so unbound, self-consuming and become impossible to ignore. …