India, July 18 -- Yash Raj Films' Saiyaara releases in theatres today. The film, which marks director Mohit Suri's return to the romantic drama genre, features two debutants in the lead - Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda. While a lot has been said and written about Ahaan, Ananya Panday's cousin and Chunky's nephew, Aneet is a largely unknown name outside the core Bollywood circles. And that is when she has done the odd film, just not as the lead.

Born in October 2002 to a middle-class working family in Amritsar, Aneet was raised far away from the world of Bollywood. As a teenager, she began working in advertisements as a model, which led to other offers. She continued modelling while pursuing a Bachelor's degree from Jesus and Mary College, ...