Straight from her groundbreaking debut in Saiyaara, the young actress talks about love, vulnerability, sudden fame, and what it really feels like to be at the very beginning of something extraordinary
Aneet Padda, the star in the making, walks onto set like she’s greeting an old friend she hasn’t seen in years. The film, which captivated the audiences with its story of grand, sacrificial love, marked her first major role and instantly placed her in the spotlight. It was one of the biggest movies of 2025, and the lead pair both Aneet and her
co-star Ahaan Panday – were knighted as the industry’s newest and brightest sensations.
Even now, months following the release, she carries that debut with a quiet humility. There’s a warm smile, animated eyes, and a genuine “Hi, I’m Aneet” for everyone in the room. Even though, of course, everyone already knows her. It’s not a cursory hello or a polite acknowledgment. It’s intentional, almost earnest, as if she wants to be fully present with every single person in the space. She just loves seeing people smile,” she says, her voice light and melodic. “It makes her happy more than anything else.”
Her father and she were both actually very scared. This was a world they didn’t know. Anything can happen.”
“Ahaan and she kept saying one thing to each other: ‘Let’s remind the world of a kind of love they’ve forgotten. Let’s do it for love.’ We said it all the time.”
“Anything she does next, should just has to have heart. Something magical that helps her discover a part of herself she hasn’t met before.
She just loves seeing people smile”
From there, her energy is immediate. She giggles mid-sentence, jumps lightly from one spot to another, and breaks into a spontaneous little dance while the stylist adjusts her outfit. It’s not performative. It’s instinctive, almost unknowingly pulling everyone into her orbit. There’s confidence here, yes, but it’s the kind that feels lived in, not rehearsed. The kind that comes from someone who has already been through disbelief, fear, and emotional whiplash, and decided to stay open anyway. Beneath the animated surface, there is also a person who listens. Maybe it’s the Libran in her, but there definitely is a balance here between extraversion and introspection. You see it in the way she thinks before she answers, circles back, corrects herself mid-thought, as she admits, “she’s still discovering who she is.”
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