Anupam Kher shares selfie with Ahaan Panday, welcomes ‘Saiyaara’ star to Bollywood and wishes him ‘long innings’

'Saiyaara' star Ahaan Panday recently shared a special moment with veteran actor Anupam Kher, posing together for a selfie as the Bengal Files actor warmly welcomed the young debutant into Bollywood. Anupam extended his good wishes to Ahaan, encouraging him to embrace all the excitement, challenges, and joys that come with life in the film industry.

Anupam Kher gives warm welcome to Ahaan Panday

Sharing the selfie on social media, Anupam wrote, "NO generation gap here!"

He further added, "Welcome #AhaanPandey to this wonderful jungle of creativity, fun, success, failure, blood rush, excitements, disappointments, joy rides, awards, rewards and lots of ups and downs. May you have a long long innings in this magical world of madness called cinema! Jai Ho! #Saiyara #Actor"


Through his post, Anupam highlighted that passion and talent connect actors across generations, showing Ahaan that he has support from veterans as he begins his cinematic journey.

Fans express excitement and best wishes

Fans quickly joined in to cheer for Ahaan, one wrote, “Wishing Ahaan Pandey success ahead in this magical cinematic journey!” Another added, “Best newcomer in this gen,” while one more commented, “Wishing Ahaan Pandey success ahead in this magical cinematic journey he is very good in new generation actors.”

Another fan said, “No generation gap, only passion! Welcome #AhaanPandey to the magical madness of cinema. #Saiyara,” one more user commented, “...Cinema got a new star with Saiyaara, actually two! We love you. Keep shining and giving us that radiant smile of yours! #AhaanPanday.”

‘Saiyaara’ made Ahaan Panday overnight star

Ahaan made his acting debut alongside Aneet Padda in Mohit Suri's romantic musical 'Saiyaara', which took the nation by storm. The film made the newcomers overnight stars and went on to become one of the biggest Bollywood hits of 2025, grossing over Rs 550 crore globally.

While Ahaan has not announced his next project yet, fans are eager to see his upcoming work.

Anupam Kher on the work front

Anupam Kher was last seen in 'The Bengal Files', directed by Vivek Agnihotri, which released in cinemas on September 5. Earlier this year, he appeared in 'Tanvi The Great', released in July, and the Kangana Ranaut starrer 'Emergency', which came out in January.