India, Sept. 23 -- Even though it was shot in 2024, the JioHotstar show Hunkkaar is releasing now, two years later. For most actors, life has progressed since then. But for Aneet Padda, it has transformed. In between, she had her Bollywood breakthrough with Saiyaara and became an overnight star. Hunkkaar creators Karan D Kapadia and Nitya Mehra have seen Aneet's journey from the beginning, having worked with her on two projects before. In a conversation with Hindustan Times, the two filmmakers talk about her growth as an actor and the time she was branded a 'nepo baby' by the internet.

Aneet worked with Karan and Nitya on a short film before joining their acclaimed web series, Big Girls Don't Cry. The filmmakers say that this created a c...