'Saiyaara’s story is similar to mine': Short film director makes shocking allegations

Amit Jadhav on Saiyaara

Mohit Suri's Saiyaara wreaked havoc at the box office last year upon its release. The film launched Aneet Padda and Ahaan Panday. After the film released, rumours were rife that it was copied from a Korean movie. Now, actor-singer Amit Jadhav has alleged that the story of Saiyaara is strikingly similar to his short film idea. Claiming he was earlier contacted by Yash Raj Films Talent in 2022, Amit says the situation left him deeply distressed, even pushing him into depression.

Amit Jadhav alleges Saiyaara is a copy

Amit has been shareing reels of Saiyaara's striking similarities with his short film Khwaabon. Talking to HT City, he shares, "I had tried speaking up last year too. I had actually received a direct message on Instagram from YRF Talent in 2022. They wanted to get in touch with me. I asked them which project they were reaching out to me for, but they didn't answer. I didn't know anyone there, neither had I given any audition for them to reach out. A week after Saiyaara's release, my friends called me and said, ‘Tera toh story same tha.' I was shocked. I tried reaching out to them, even going to their office, but my friends said they won't entertain me or reply."

Amit Jadhav on going into depression

Amit claims he went into depression because he had been trying to convert his short film into a feature film. "I am a singer, so I kept getting work. I relaxed a bit because of that. But one day I almost committed suicide. I was sloshed, my parents saw me, and that's how I got saved. I felt like the world doesn't want me to succeed. I was not called for any auditions," he says.

He added, "I had got producers too. We were going to shoot in 2025. But then Saiyaara happened, and everything got derailed." Amit alleges that he tried to reach out to YRF again after the film. "I wrote in the mail that I had received a mail from them in 2022 as well, and that Saiyaara's story is similar to mine - iska clarification dijiye. I mailed twice, but got no answer."

Interestingly, claims about Saiyaara's plot being inspired had done the rounds last year too. It was in regard to a 2004 Korean film, A Moment to Remember.