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Aneet’s fans couldn’t stop gushing over her beautiful bond with the director of her debut film.
Aneet shared an adorable photo with Mohit.
Aneet Padda turned 23 earlier this month and celebrated her birthday with her loved ones. The actress rose to overnight fame after featuring in Mohit Suri’s romance drama Saiyaara, also starring Ahaan Panday. Aneet has now taken to Instagram to pen an appreciation post for Mohit, sharing unseen pictures from her birthday celebration with the filmmaker.
Aneet wrote on Instagram, “Momo makes me smile, momo helps me try. I love momo.” The actress also shared adorable selfies with the filmmaker. Her fans couldn’t stop gushing over her beautiful bond with the director of her debut film. Have a look at the post here:
How Was Aneet Padda Cast In Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara?
In a conversation with Bollywood Hungama, Mohit shared that the role demanded a young woman between 20 to 22 years old, someone untouched by cosmetic procedures—something he admitted was “rare in today’s age.”
“That was a major requirement,” he said. “I didn’t expect it to be such a bigger requirement. Not only that, I needed someone who felt real, someone who hadn’t something to themselves. She had done some work before, and she was brilliant at it.”
Mohit said Aneet’s authenticity made her perfect for the role of a middle-class Punjabi girl from Amritsar. “She just fit right in,” he said, adding, “We often have the wrong idea of what small-town India is like—they’re actually more conventionally ‘out there’ than we are. She had more to share with me than I had with her.”
Aneet reportedly auditioned for several filmmakers prior to Saiyaara, including Anurag Kashyap and Kunal Deshmukh. Even YRF’s casting head, Shanoo Sharma, had vouched for her talent. “That’s when I knew she was good,” Mohit said. As for her performance, Suri believes Aneet is “predominantly a great actor,” especially for the layered role she was entrusted with in the emotionally charged romantic drama.
Aneet Padda’s Upcoming Projects
Aneet Padda has been cast in Shakti Shalini as the titular character. With this film, she will officially join Shraddha Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Rajkummar Rao, Rashmika Mandanna and Pankaj Tripathi, among others, in the MHCU. She also has a courtroom drama lined up.
Kashvi Raj Singh is a Sub Editor at News18. She extensively covers Bollywood, Hollywood and television. She not only keeps an eye out for interesting news angles but also often writes social commentary in long-…Read More
Kashvi Raj Singh is a Sub Editor at News18. She extensively covers Bollywood, Hollywood and television. She not only keeps an eye out for interesting news angles but also often writes social commentary in long-… Read More
October 27, 2025, 18:57 IST
