Ahaan Panday was going to become a superhero before Saiyaara, his first film, could not be made due to Ajay Devgan.

Posted on 19th Jul 2025 by rohit kumar

Another star kid has made his debut in Bollywood, but in a different way. In the recent past, many star kids including Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor and Ibrahim Ali Khan have made their debut, but they only received criticism for their performance. But Ahaan Panday not only won the hearts of the audience with his debut film Saiyaara, but his film has also earned tremendously.

 

Ahaan Pandey's Saiyaara has become one of the biggest opener films of this year. It has made such a strong collection on the very first day that even the previous romantic films have been left behind. 27-year-old Ahaan stunned everyone with his acting skills and charming personality. But hardly you know that Saiyaara was not Ahaan's debut film.

 

Ahaan debuting with Ajay Devgan.

 

Yes, before Saiyaara, Ahaan Pandey was going to make his debut with a superhero based movie. The star who was going to play the villain in this film was Ajay Devgn. According to Bollywood Hungama report, this superhero movie of Ahaan Pandey was finalized around 2020 and pre-production work had also started. Casting was done. Superhero Ahaan was to be the superhero and the villain Ajay Devgn.

 

Why could the film not be made?

 

Former Miss World and Malik actress Manushi Chhillar was going to be the heroine opposite Ahaan Pandey. A series of superhero films would have been made in which the villain would be different in each part. However, during COVID-19 in 2021, Ajay Devgan backed out of the film citing schedule issues. In such a situation, this film was canned even before it was made. Well, Ahaan did not give up. He worked with director Shiv Rawail as an assistant director in The Railway Man and now debuts with Saiyyara.

 

Box office collection of Saiyyara

Ahan Pandey's Saiyyara directed by Mohit Suri has collected Rs 20 crore on the first day. It is believed that the film's collection may increase even more during the weekend. Anit Padda is in the lead role opposite Ahan.

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