Mohit Suri's recent romantic drama Saiyaara is turning out to be the biggest blockbuster of the year with its dream run at the box office. Spearheaded by debutants Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, the film is inching closer to the Rs 250 crore mark within ten days of its release. That's not all, Saiyaara has also broken into the top ten list in the U.S. markets, standing at the ninth position, earning $1.28 million over the weekend on 215 screens, despite strong competition from major titles like The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Overall, Saiyaara's total earnings in the U.S. so far has been $3.24 million — a very solid number for a Bollywood movie in the U.S.
The film's spectacular word-of-mouth and critical reviews have propelled its box office numbers since day 1 of release. Earlier several celebrities including Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt, Mahesh Babu, Jyotika, Ranveer Singh, and Sukumar among others had praised the film and performances by Ahaan and Aneet.
Upon release, the film broke multiple records including becoming the first film to record highest opening day ticket sales post-2000 for a debutant film, most tickets sold on Day 1 for a debutant film in 25 years — since Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai and Refugee (2000) and became a big boost for director Mohit Suri as it was the best opening of his career. It had registered a historic opening for a debutant film, minting Rs 21.25 crore across India. It has also reportedly become the 26th biggest hit of Hindi cinema, surpassing Shah Rukh Khan's Dunki and Ajay Devgn's Singham Again.
Our CE review of the film read, "After the debacle of Ek Villain Returns (2022), it’s good to witness Suri swing at his home ground of young romance. Saiyaara is an ode to spirited, young, rebellious love and manages to steer clear of getting into the arena of social media or dating apps."
Ahaan is the cousin of Ananya Panday. He was signed as a YRF Talent almost about six years back to go through intense training programmes devised personally by Aditya. neet, on the other hand, previously featured in the series Big Girls Don’t Cry (2024). Rohan Shankar had penned the dialogues for Saiyaara. It is the first film backed by YRF’s CEO, Akshaye Widhani. It is presented by Aditya Chopra.