‘This is Bollywood bashing’: Tanishaa Mukerji slams claim that makers paid people to cry in theatres during Saiyaara

Saiyaara garnered extreme reactions from fans which went viral on social media. The film stars Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda in lead roles.

Saiyaara, directed by Mohit Suri and backed by Yash Raj Films, has emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. Led by newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, the musical romance has attracted the interest of the young audience in particular. Over the last few days, many viewers posted videos of people crying and shouting inside the theatres. In a podcast, when someone claimed that these extreme reactions were planned by the makers, it caught the attention of actor Tanishaa Mukerji, who called it nothing other than ‘bollywood bashing.’

Saiyaara makers paid ₹500 to people for crying?

Tanisha Mukerji has reacted to a podcast that claimed Saiyaara was a 'ridiculous' movie.

In The Asymmetric Crew podcast, which featured creator The Barber Shop with Shantanu, the speaker said, “What's happening with this ridiculous Saiyaara movie. The producer of this movie, in my view, has paid ₹500 in dehadi to lots of these Gen-Z young folks to go into these theatres and put on emotional performances of crying… This is how the movie is getting promoted by the way. The whole world has now become a bunch of performers.”

Tanishaa's comment on the post.

What Tanisha said

Saiyaara released in theatres on July 18 with strong buzz and a massive figure of ₹9.39 crore in its advance booking sales. The film has now crossed ₹250 crore in India. Akshaye Widhani, CEO of Yash Raj Films, has produced the film.