Ali Abbas Zafar, who is known for blockbusters like Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai, is now directing Ahaan Panday in his untitled next project, being produced by Yash Raj Films. 

Ali Abbas Zafar on Ahaan Panday's performance

Ali feels Ahaan has an old-school romantic hero charm that no one else has from his generation of actors. He says, “What I love about Ahaan is his sincerity. In today’s time, when everything can feel performative and an act, he brings a kind of old-school honesty to his performances, like the romantic heroes we have grown up watching and loving. The camera picks up on that. You can’t act vulnerable on screen, it doesn’t land and he isn’t afraid to be vulnerable which is incredible.”