India, July 18 -- Filmmaker Mohit Suri is back with yet another romantic drama, titled Saiyaara, which marks the Bollywood debut of Ananya Panday's cousin, Ahaan Panday. When the film was announced, Ahaan's old video mimicking Shah Rukh Khan and recreating his iconic scenes from films like Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Mohabbatein surfaced on the internet, leading to immense criticism. Now, in an interview with Radio Nasha, Mohit has revealed that Ahaan almost lost the role in Saiyaara because of those videos.

When asked about the rumours that Ahaan was almost rejected for Saiyaara due to his mimicry videos of Shah Rukh Khan, Mohit denied it and said, "Usne bhut pehle, industry main aane se pehle kuch kiya tha. Meri wife ne dekha tha aur unhe l...