Will She Be Bollywood’s Next Big Star?

There’s
a
new

jodi

in
tinsel
town.

Yash
Raj
Films
is
all
set
to
introduce
Ahaan
Panday
and
Aneet
Padda
in
their
new
film,

Saiyaara
,
an
intense
love
story.
It
will
be
directed
by
Mohit
Suri,
who’s
given
us
films
like
the

Raaz

and

Aashiqui

series.

The
film
will
release
in
theatres
on
July
18.



Ahaan,
as
we
all
know,
is
Chunky
Panday’s
nephew
.


Namrata
Thakker

finds
out
just
who
Aneet
Padda
is.


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Aneet
Padda/Instagram

Born
on
October
14,
2002,
Aneet
hails
from
Punjab.
She
made
her
acting
debut
in
2022
with
the
Kajol
starrer, Salaam
Venky.


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Aneet
Padda/Instagram

After
playing
a
small
supporting
role,
the
young
actress
landed
a
meaty
part
in
Amazon
Prime
Video’s
original
series,

Big
Girls
Don’t
Cry.


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Aneet
Padda/Instagram

Celebrating
her
21st
birthday
in
style!

Despite
starring
an
ensemble
cast
of
Pooja
Bhatt,
Raima
Sen,
Mukul
Chadda
and
Zoya
Hussain,
Aneet
stood
out
in
the
Amazon
show
and
garnered
praise
for
her
performance.


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Aneet
Padda/Instagram

Ms
Padda
is
also
a
singer-songwriter
and
she
wrote,
composed
and
sung
the
song

Masoom

for Big
Girls
Don’t
Cry.


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Aneet
Padda/Instagram

Apart
from
acting,
the
22-year-old
has
done
several
advertisements
for
brands
like
Amazon,
Cadbury
and
Nescafé.


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Aneet
Padda/Instagram

Aneet
has
reportedly
signed
a
three-deal
film
with
YRF
after
impressing
everyone
at
the
production
house
with
her
auditions.


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Aneet
Padda/Instagram

Mandatory
mirror
selfie
when
you
look
cute!


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Aneet
Padda/Instagram

Ready
to
celebrate
New
Year’s
in
Ooty
with
her

Big
Girls
Don’t
Cry

co-stars
Avantika
Vandanapu
and
Dalai,
and
Director
Nitya
Mehra.


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Aneet
Padda/Instagram

Here’s
looking
forward
to
seeing
Aneet
and
Ahaan
on
the
big
screen!


Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff