Saiyaara Cast/Actors: Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda, Varun Badola, Neil Dutta, Shaan R Grover & Others
Saiyaara Movie Director: Mohit Suri
Saiyaara Production House: Yash Raj Films
Saiyaara Movie Release Date: 18th July, 2025
Saiyaara Movie Available On: Theatrical Release and (likely to be released on Netflix OTT Platform)
Saiyaara Released/Available In Languages: Hindi
Saiyaara Movie Runtime: 2h 36m
Saiyaara Critic Review:
It works.
When musician Krish Kapoor (Ahaan Panday) strides in full of aggro (and an emotional baggage), hitting out at the injustice of nepo kids getting the spotlight and not real talent, the irony is drowned in director Mohit Suri hitting the right notes right away.
An early moment in the washroom has no dialogues. Just Krish’s swagger.
Vaani Batra (Aneet Padda), given to dreamy writing, dumped at the altar by Mahesh Iyer (Shaan R Grover), a fainting spell.
Six months later, she’s forgotten her diary. Krish picks it up. Spots her talent.
What Mohit delivers with writers Sankalp Sadanah and Rohan Shankar is not a regular film where the story can be narrated. He delivers a feeling.
Not a narration where you pick loopholes in the writing. Like why couldn’t Krish just take Vaani with him to his concerts, maybe get her mom or dad or his own rehabilitated father (Varun Badola) to keep an eye on her while he goes out there and sings his heart out? Why have to choose?
No, because this is about love so crazy, it’s to do with being there for the one you love. You choose.
She helped Krish find his way in life. Stand by an alcoholic dad instead of getting fed up and dumping him.
When Vaani and Krish fall in love, it’s intense, it’s physical. She’s by his side, he on his way to reaching for the sky, fame so huge, Krish Kapoor will be on every lip.
Mohit drops little, unobtrusive hints from the word go. A forgotten lyric, a forgotten bag. Until it builds up.
This is a director who is best with flaws – alcoholism, frustration, anger, illness.
But he’s also a director whose forte is intense, un-give-up-able romance and music. The album is packed. Dhun, Humsafar, Tum ho toh, all finely tuned, soulfully sung, elevating the passion in the air. Saiyaara tu toh badla nahi lingers like few tunes have in the recent past.
What also lingers is droopy-eyed Ahaan Panday, the lover with a drop of unshed sadness in his eyes. Here’s a new heartthrob that’s going to have the girls in a swoon.
Aneet Padda is angelically pretty and performs well in a role that demands a lot from her. At a near-climactic moment, one line from her, “I love you Mahesh,” is deafening in what it irreversibly conveys.
Mohit Suri brings little touches that enhance the chemistry. Fleeting moments like Krish flicking away his cigarette when she picks up one. And there are going to be more couples out there tying their partners to their bodies on the bike, also boys turning back and kissing their girls while riding the bike.
It is a long film. There are moments of unease. But just flow with the feeling, there’s freshness in the air.
Saiyaara Watch Or Not?: Romance, music, a new heartthrob, a pretty heroine who performs. There’s plenty to check out.
Saiyaara Review Score Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (i.e. 3.5/5)
Saiyaara Official Trailer:
Credits: YRF
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