Siddharth Anand recently put out a tweet saying he loved ‘Saiyaara’, and he would want to see a follow-up . In a recent conversation with India Today, Mohit Suri spoke about the chances of a follow-up tracking the lead characters Krish Kapoor (Ahaan Panday) and Vaani (Aneet Padda).
When asked to react to Siddharth Anand’s tweet on the possibility of ‘Saiyaara 2’, Mohit said, “That’s the producer in him (laughs) !
I mean, for me, this was a culmination of a film by itself. We never know. I don’t plan these things.This film was never approached in that way . If you really had to approach it as a business module, I don’t think, I think we failed on the first day, right? This was not a project. Because we didn’t cast established people. We had a budget, which was like stretching ourselves a lot. We came at a time where people didn’t believe this kind of genre existed. So if you ever really followed the trade magazines or the trade pundits or the business trends, which talks about sequels and franchises, this wasn’t even a film that was ever mentioned. This didn’t even come with the label that said from makers of this, we didn’t even rely on those kind of trappings. We didn’t do that. So I think this was the most organic way to make a film. So I don’t think we were even thinking about things like franchises and sequels.”
Anand’s tweet read, “A little late to the party. Had heard so much about the film already. Apart from it being the blockbuster ofcourse. Went in to the film with all these expectations. And yet! Just LOVED IT!!!, (sic).”
Take a look at the tweet:
Featuring powerful performances by Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, and backed by a moving soundtrack, the emotional drama has emerged as the year’s second-biggest box office hit. In just 12 days, it earned over Rs 265 crore in India and crossed Rs 400 crore worldwide.
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