India, July 14 -- Mahesh Bhatt, who launched Mohit Suri with Zeher (2005) some 20 years ago, is now witnessing his protege forge his own path, with a film that is drawing comparisons to the veteran filmmaker's own legendary work. Saiyaara, Suri's latest directorial, set to release on July 18, has revived memories of Bhatt's 1990 romantic drama Aashiqui and continues a practice to which both filmmakers seem devoted: introducing new talent through narratives led by music.

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In an interview with Mid Day, Bhatt said that the making of Aashiqui was an incredibly innocent experience for me. The filmmaker cal...