The ongoing debate around nepotism in Bollywood has taken an interesting turn, as two-star kids — Aryan Khan and Ahaan Panday — have been winning hearts and changing perceptions with their recent work.
While both faced the weight of expectations and criticism in the beginning, the tide now seems to be turning in their favor. Fans are showering them with unconditional love this year and rooting for them to collaborate on screen, alongside actress Aneet Padda.
Ahaan, the nephew of Chunky Panday, made a spectacular debut in the musical romantic drama Saiyaara, which was directed by Mohit Suri. In addition to impressing critics, Aneet's portrayal of the shy poet Vaani and his nuanced portrayal of Krish Kapoor, a troubled but incredibly talented musician, have made him the latest national crush in Bollywood.
However, despite not being an actor, Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan has created a lot of buzz with the teaser images for his directing debut, The Ba**ds of Bollywood*. Even before the project's release, he has already received recognition for his audacious vision and storytelling talent.
Fans are calling for a major project that unites the trio as a result of the positive buzz surrounding them. Given that Karan Johar has a history of bringing star kids into the business, many are urging him to cast Aryan, Ahaan, and Aneet in a movie. His previous achievements are being compared by online users.
In 2012, KJo introduced Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, and Varun Dhawan in Student of the Year; in 2019, he introduced Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria in Student of the Year 2, alongside Tiger Shroff. Fans think Aryan, Ahaan, and Aneet would be the ideal trio to continue the franchise, even though Shanaya Kapoor is already rumoured to be the main character in SOTY 3.
Social media is abuzz with suggestions and excitement. One fan wrote, "Ahaan and Aneet directed by Aryan." Another imagined a storyline saying, "And then happy ending with Ahaan and Aneet but anti-hero Aryan please. Like I would so much love it." A user pointed out, "Literally thought about this. What a movie it would be." While another added, "Student of the Year 3 Aryan Khan, Aneet Padda & Ahaan Panday."
Interestingly, many also floated the idea of casting the three in an Indian adaptation of the popular Hollywood web series The Summer I Turned Pretty. One fan commented, "Summer I Turned Pretty Indian version? Definitely team Ahaan fs." Another chimed in, "The Summer I Turned Pretty but Bollywood version."
Fans are now eagerly awaiting a dream collaboration that brings the three rising stars together on the big screen, as Ahaan and Aneet have already demonstrated their on-screen chemistry in Saiyaara and Aryan is getting ready for his highly anticipated directorial debut, Bad**s of Bollywood*, which stars Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Bobby Deol, Manish Chaudhary, Sahher Bambba, Manoj Pahwa, Gautami Kapoor, Mona Singh, and Rajat Bedi.
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