India, July 21 -- Actor Ahaan Panday is basking in the record-breaking success of Saiyaara. The musical romance, which marks his acting debut, was released in theatres on July 18. Filmmaker Karan Johar recently reviewed the film and called Ahaan's performance 'spectacular.' Ahaan has now reacted to the praise, sharing that he is 'truly shell-shocked' after hearing these words from the filmmaker. (Also read: Karan Johar slams troll calling him 'nepo kid ka daijaan' for praising Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda's Saiyaara: 'Chup kar')

On Monday, Ahaan took to his Instagram Stories and reposted Karan Johar's post where he had reviewed Saiyaara. He added a few lines below to sum up his emotions. It read, "I grew up watching KKHH, I grew up to your ...