India, July 18 -- Saiyaara, Mohit Suri's musical drama starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, releases in theatres today (July 18). Even though the film is led by newcomers, it has received significant buzz and is expected to bring in a massive opening day figure. But director Mohit Suri reveals that when he pitched the story first, there was scepticism. (Also read: 'Can we please learn our lesson?': Sanjay Gupta slams stupid trends of promotions, lauds Saiyaara's pre-release strategy)

In an interview with Just Too Filmy, Mohit said, "I had put so much of my voice into this film and was dying to make it. I was worried, as at the time there were only star cast films doing well, action films doing well. buildings blowing up and helicopters...