Saiyaara Vs Sadma: Netizens revisit Kamal Haasan, Sridevi's movie after Gen-Z cries watching Ahaan's debut

Saiyaara has become a rage with young people flocking to theatres to watch the love story of Krish Kapoor and Vaani. Mohit Suri has directed this romantic tragedy where a young couple full of dreams face an unexpected calamity in their lives. The sincere performances from the leads, the music and emotional story-telling has left an impact. We are seeing videos of people tearing their shirts, weeping in the seats and some even fainted. In other videos, people are dancing near the screen with their friends or BF/GF. While Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan turned cinema halls into stadiums, this is something else altogether.

Netizens are shocked seeing videos where couples are crying non-stop. A girl fainted in the hall and people were seen giving her CPR to revive her. Some have dismissed this as the mania of Gen-Z Indians to go viral or create reel-worthy content. However, this has made fans remember films like Sadma, Veer Zaara, Tere Naam, Aashiqui 2 and even Awarapan. In Saiyaara the two have a happy ending as Krish (Ahaan Panday) promises to take care of Vaani (Aneet Padda) despite knowing that she has Alzheimer’s that might deteriorate further.

However, many have said that every generation has its own love story on celluloid. From the 1980s to 1990s and 2000s, there has been one movie that made us cry. In 2013, people were left in trauma seeing Mohit Suri’s Aashiqui 2 where Rahul Jaykar (Aditya Roy Kapur) commits suicide as he realises his alcohol addiction will ruin the life of Aarohi (Shraddha Kapoor). Salman Khan fans are talking about Tere Naam where the climax left everyone shattered. Quite a few people have praised Saiyaara saying the character of Krish Kapoor (Ahaan Panday) is a green flag. They said he has a responsible nature and soft heart which is a positive projection of youth.