Ahaan Panday Shares Deets On Filming Virat Kohli's Tribute Scene In Debut Film 'Saiyaara'

The nation loves Virat Kohli, and paying tribute to him on screen is no easy feat. Ahaan took on that challenge, and the film’s resounding success, along with universal praise for his performance, stands as proof of how well he delivered.

He recently revealed about the iconic ‘Virat Kohli scene’ in Saiyaara. Read on to know what he had to say.

“I Just Let Go Of Everything”: Ahaan Panday On Filming Virat Kohli’s Tribute Scene In ‘Saiyaara’

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Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda were applauded for their performance in Saiyaara. However, it was the former’s raw performance that clicked with cricket fans in the nation. If you haven’t watched the film, there’s a scene in Saiyaara where Krish, Ahaan’s character, pays a tribute to cricketer Virat Kohli.

He recently opened up about his preparation for the role in an interview with Hollywood Reporter

. “For the character, I had to tap into things before. During the auditioning performance, we’d always create the scenes, so when I was on set, I just let go of everything. I had to let go of the habit of directing myself. I completely surrendered and submitted to sir (Mohit Suri),” said Panday.

Ahaan revealed that the cricket pitch scene had to look real and not very mechanical. He revealed, “I didn’t plan anything; we’d just learn the lines on the way because we wanted to be raw and real. We’d learn eighty per cent of the lines, because we didn’t want it to be very mechanical. There were a couple of days where I was like, ‘I have to go back to that’; I have to rehearse,’ but the greatest thing was that Mohit sir trusted us so much.”

The scene quickly went viral after the film was released, inspiring countless reels on Instagram.

Here’s one of the fan edits:

Credits: Instagram/cheekunowz

According to TheTimes Of India, Saiyaara’s digital rights were sold for Rs 25 crore to Netflix and the film is now streaming on the OTT giant.

Social and lead image credits: Yash Raj Films