BREAKING: Mohit Suri confirms he’s in talks with Yash Raj Films for one more film after Saiyaara; also reveals, “Aditya Chopra saw rough edit of 3.15 hours; predicted that it’ll cross Rs. 100 cr”
**Mohit Suri and Producer Akshaye Widhani Talk About Their Blockbuster Saiyaara at FICCI Frames 2025**
On day two of the silver jubilee edition of FICCI Frames 2025, director Mohit Suri and producer Akshaye Widhani shared insights about their surprise blockbuster *Saiyaara*.
During the session, Mohit Suri made a headline-worthy confirmation – he is in talks with Yash Raj Films for another project following *Saiyaara*. He also revealed some interesting details about the film’s journey prior to its release.
**Rough Cut and Aditya Chopra’s Confidence**
Mohit Suri revealed that when Yash Raj Films’ head Aditya Chopra, fondly called “Adi sir,” along with Akshaye Widhani, saw the rough edit of *Saiyaara*, the film was over 3 hours and 15 minutes long and was “really bad and quite loose,” as he joked. This was around 2-3 months before the official release.
Despite the rough state of the film, Aditya Chopra was extremely confident. Mohit recalled, “Adi sir said, ‘Even if this film opens to Rs. 4-5 crores, it will still do Rs. 100 crores.’ What he meant was that he liked the film so much even in its rough format. Something had worked in the film.”
He added, “The last time I got this kind of love was during *Aashiqui 2* (2013). You can never plan this kind of thing. I tried to imitate it in *Hamari Adhuri Kahaani* (2015), but it didn’t come across.”
**Plans for a New Film with Yash Raj Films**
Mohit Suri went on to confirm that he is currently in discussions with Yash Raj Films about another collaboration. “To be honest, we are planning to do a film together again,” he said.
He shared an amusing anecdote about the film’s reception from a new kind of audience: “When I met them again, I said, ‘This is a newer set of audience that is coming up to me. I have never had 60-year-old aunties telling me, ‘Beta, jeete raho. Bahut acchi picture banayi’ (laughs). I only know the guy who comes up and beats his chest. I have done that in my previous films.”
Mohit also imparted key advice he received from his seniors in the industry: “You cannot keep trying to put a formula and repeat what worked for the audience. You can only start afresh.”
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