Saiyaara sends clear message to big budget filmmakers -Subhash Ghai

Saiyaara featuring newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, broke records at the box office ever since it released in theatres on July 18.
The Mohit Suri romantic drama directorial went on to cross the ₹250 crore mark at the box office.

Now, filmmaker Subhash Ghai has commented on the unprecedented success of the film and said that the industry would do well if it took notice of it as well. The Legendary filmmaker goes on to say that the success of Saiyaara sends clear message – “Don’t overspend on stars, focus on story”.

Legendary filmmaker Subhash Ghai went on to opine on the success of Mohit Suri’s directorial “Saiyaara”. He has opened the eyes of those big budget filmmakers who go in for big stars. And despite that the film becomes a debacle.

Taking to his Instagram account, the filmmaker wrote, “Many new faces have broken box-office bcoz of an interesting character, good story, good director, great music. The fact we, big budget filmmakers make projects with stars repeating their images again and again.
Adding that newcomers come with inspiring characters and continues to cite some examples to prove his point;
The record-breaking new stars in:
Bobby, Ek Dooje ke Liye, Betaab,.Love Story
Hero, Qayamat se Qayamat Tak,Maine Pyar Kiya, Phool aur Kaante, Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, Sairat, Kashmir Files, Story and now Saiyaara. Newcomers come with inspiring characters, with freshness and emerge as stars. Let’s note it again.

Earlier, the filmmaker had congratulated the makers of Saiyaara for the success and noted, that “when a new
star-cast film generates a wave at the box office, it sends a clear message to investors and producers not to make an overbudget film more than a good story needs—not to invest in main actors more than their production cost—no money spent on stars’ whims—no extra spend on marketing stunts.”

Saiyaara is a musical romantic drama that revolves around Krish Kapoor (Ahaan) as a struggling musician desperate for fame and success. He meets budding journalist Vaani Batra (Aneet), who later becomes his lyricist. While working together on a song, the two fall in love. However, fate takes a dark turn, putting their relationship to the test. With collections above ₹250 crore in India, Saiyaara has now turnepllll

News Edit KV Raman