Talking about the casting of Aneet Padda, 'Saiyaara' director Mohit Suri said he wanted a girl who comes back home by 8:30 pm and he couldn't find that girl until he saw Aneet. Suri stated Aneet's first audition was a self audition shot on a mobile phone and it was "so brilliant". 'Saiyaara' released in theatres on July 18.