Overview

• Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda’s first joint sit‑down with The Hollywood Reporter India follows their shared magazine cover debut and marks a shift from YRF and Mohit Suri’s no‑promotion rollout.
• Ahaan says he was happiest that “the film came first,” acknowledges feeling “wronged” during years of a delayed launch, and recalls losing his grandmother Snehlata Pandey, which shook his confidence.
• Aneet reveals she secretly taped auditions at home because her family couldn’t afford trips to Mumbai, and says the role resonated as her grandfather lives with Alzheimer’s.
• The pair share personal moments from the road to casting, including a visit to Mumbai’s Mount Mary Church where Ahaan says he prayed Aneet would land the role, and describe crying together on their final shoot day.
• The debut‑led romance has grossed about ₹563 crore worldwide under a music‑first, mystery marketing playbook, and reports suggest Aneet has a second YRF romantic drama with Maneesh Sharma in the works.