Mumbai, July 14 -- Renowned Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has voiced strong admiration for the upcoming romantic drama 'Saiyaara', calling it the defining love story of the current generation, one he believes will echo through the hearts of young audiences much like 'Aashiqui' did three decades ago.
Reminiscent of his 1990 cult classic 'Aashiqui', which made Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal overnight superstars, 'Saiyaara' is being positioned as the launchpad for YRF's (Yash Raj Films) next marquee talents, Ahaan Pandey and Aneet Padda.
"When I made 'Aashiqui', I did it with a lot of purity. I was fortunate that people connected to it and made the two newcomers into overnight stars," recalls Bhatt. The senior filmmaker expects nothing less fr...