India, Oct. 6 -- Actor Aneet Padda rose to fame with her latest release, Saiyaara. The film turned her and Ahaan Panday into overnight sensations. In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan India, Aneet recalled how, at the age of 17, she landed on scam websites offering auditions and sent cold emails to 50-70 production companies out of desperation for work.

Aneet recalled performing in one of her school plays at the age of 10 and shared that, at the time, she felt acting was an interesting way of being "weird" and one that was applauded. That sense of being applauded for her 'weirdness' stayed with her. However, a lack of support from her friends, as well as her father, made her feel insecure. She said, "For the longest time, I told mysel...