India, Aug. 30 -- Actress Aneet Padda, who made her big-screen debut with Saiyaara opposite Ahaan Panday, said the film's plot is emotionally significant as her grandfather suffers from Alzheimer's.

Padda, who had previously worked on OTT series, portrayed the character of a young woman in the movie who was struggling with the onset of Alzheimer's disease, leaving her struggling in life and even forgetting to recognise her onscreen boyfriend, played by Panday in the film.

The romantic tale drew a large number of young audience in the cinema hall with viral videos showing frenzied fans crying in the theatre while watching the movie.

"He's at a point now where he doesn't remember most things, but I believed in this film because it says '...