A reddit user spotted a striking similarity between Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda starrer Saiyaara and…Here’s how the social media reacted.
Saiyaara starring Ahaan Panday and Aneeet Padda film released in theatres on Friday, July 18. The film has been receiving appreciation from both critics and audiences. The musical romance film saw a massive opening and managed to collect Rs 21 crore. The movie has crossed Rs 100 crore mark at the box office. Eagle-eyed fans spotted similarities between Saiyaara and a Korean film called A Moment To Remember.
Is Saiyaara copied from A Moment to Remember?
Saiyaara is a love story between a short-tempered musician named Krish Kapur (Ahaan Panday) and Vaani (Aneet Padda), a shy, aspiring journalist. Vaani is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s and their love story faces unexpected issues.
On the other hand, Korean film was released in 2004 also has a similar storyline. Directed by John H. Lee, follows a woman named Su-jin (Son Ye-jin) and a man named Chul-soo (Jung Woo-sung) and they deal with her early-onset Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. Su-jin makes the decision to leave while he stays with her.
A look at the post
Original: A moment to Remember 2004
Copy: Saiyaara 2025 ? pic.twitter.com/TJiz1by6i4
— Sunanda Roy ? (@SaffronSunanda) July 21, 2025
Saiyaraa’s plot showcased similarities with Korean film and social media filled with comments from users. A Reddit user pointed this out, and one user said, “Major plot points are literally the same, like Alzheimer’s, confusion with ex, girl running away. Also, the ending where he recreates the past moment is the same…”. Another commented saying, “So saiyaara is based on A Moment to Remember? Mohit Suri and his love for retelling South Korean movies. Ek Villain as an adaptation of I Saw The Devil was far apart, as one was an action, revenge drama with no side plot and the other was a romantic drama.”
Many users defended Mohit Suri and one user said, “Always remember every top artist copies from one another but you have to give your own flavour while doing and not every filmmaker can do justice or copy another work if they don’t have the talent to do so.” “It’s a well-made adaptation even if it is. But I don’t think so, This alzheimers/disease-ridden love story is a common trope among many love stories and it works since it provides a direct emotional connect,” said another.
Saiyaara makers have not confirmed whether the film is a remake of A Moment to Remember. It is written by Sankalp Sadanah, with dialogues penned by Rohan Shankar. Mithoon, Sachet-Parampara, Rishabh Kant, Vishal Mishra, Tanishk Bagchi, Faheem Abdullah, and Arslan Nizami have composed the music for the film.
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