{"id":10827,"date":"2025-09-07T00:37:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/when-i-was-still-auditioning-aneet-padda-recalls-ahaan-pandays-wish-for-her-before-saiyaara-bollywood-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T00:37:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:37:39","slug":"when-i-was-still-auditioning-aneet-padda-recalls-ahaan-pandays-wish-for-her-before-saiyaara-bollywood-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/when-i-was-still-auditioning-aneet-padda-recalls-ahaan-pandays-wish-for-her-before-saiyaara-bollywood-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018When I Was Still Auditioning&#8230;\u2019: Aneet Padda Recalls Ahaan Panday\u2019s Wish For Her Before Saiyaara | Bollywood News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9554293\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 06, 2025, 19:21 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9554293\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2272199568 asubttl-schema\">Aneet Padda shared that Ahaan Panday once prayed for her to land Saiyaara during a visit to Mount Mary Church. The duo later revisited the church after the film\u2019s release.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2272199568 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Saiyaara, which marked Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda's Bollywood debut, released on July 18\" title=\"Saiyaara, which marked Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda's Bollywood debut, released on July 18\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2272199568\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Saiyaara, which marked Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda&#8217;s Bollywood debut, released on July 18<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Saiyaara has done exceptionally well at the box office, and the film completed 50 days in theatres too. With a solid run and great reviews for both the story and the performances, as well as the songs, everyone\u2019s now waiting to see what<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/topics\/ahaan-panday\/\"> Ahaan Panday<\/a> and Aneet Padda have in store for them next.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><strong>Ahaan &amp; Aneet\u2019s Mount Mary Story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Recently, the duo spoke to THR India, and in a heartfelt text, the two revealed how Mount Mary Church is so special to them, and in fact, they both made interesting revelations about their visit too.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/movies\/bollywood\/most-beautiful-thing-ahaan-panday-aneet-padda-celebrate-50-days-of-saiyaara-ws-l-9552278.html\">Aneet, revealing how Ahaan actually prayed for her and what went down during their visit to the church<\/a>, said, \u201cWhen I was still auditioning for Saiyaara, Ahaan had taken me to Mount Mary Church and we\u2019d lit a candle and sat in the car and I asked him, \u2018What did you wish for?\u2019 Then, a week later, I got the call (that I\u2019d gotten the role), and he said, \u2018Of course, I\u2019d wished that you\u2019d get the role.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">Ahaan also revealed how they visited the church again and how things have been post the movie release and said, \u201cAfter the film released, Mohit sir, Aneet and I went back to Mount Mary. There are a lot of things that were magical about the film; so many things that came together in ways I cannot explain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><strong>Saiyaara Completes 50 Days<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Meanwhile, as the movie clocked 50 days, they shared a joint note which read, \u201cToday marks 50 days of a film that brought us to the world and the world to us. The love that we have gotten feels like a testament to the fact that if you believe in magic, if you feel it, the world may just feel it with you. Today marks a quiet moment for us, we close our eyes and all we see is you. The way you felt something with us, the way you made what was one of a kind for us, yours too. Thank you for being as vulnerable as us, for letting us in, for reminding us that honesty and love are more powerful than anything else in this world, and that knowing will always be the most beautiful thing we carry forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">Saiyaara was released on July 18, 2025, and is directed by Mohit Suri.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2272199568 artcta\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Check latest Bollywood news updates, events and award shows, upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/movies\/bollywood\/\">hindi movies<\/a> releases, exclusive interviews, box office collections, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/movies\/movie-reviews\/\">reviews<\/a>, trailers, and more.\u00a0Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/eng-article-eop\">News18 App<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2272199568 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>September 06, 2025, 19:20 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2272199568 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/movies\/\">movies<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/movies\/bollywood\/\">bollywood<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> \u2018When I Was Still Auditioning&#8230;\u2019: Aneet Padda Recalls Ahaan Panday\u2019s Wish For Her Before Saiyaara<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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