India, Aug. 8 -- Following in the footsteps of his uncle Chunky Panday and cousin sister Ananya Panday, Ahaan Panday made his silver screen debut this year with Saiyaara. The Mohit Suri film broke records at the box office, making Ahaan and his co-star Aneet Padda overnight stars. While the fame came overnight, the struggle behind landing his first film spread across 9 long years for Ahaan. YRF's casting director Shanoo Sharma has now revealed how Ahaan was trained for 3 years for his debut, but his waiting period stretched much longer due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In a recent chat with The Hollywood Reporter India, Shanoo Sharma shared how Ahaan Panday was trained alongside Bollywood actor Sharvari, who made her film debut with YRF's...