Bollywood actor Ahaan Panday went viral for his insane dance moves at his sister’s wedding a year ago, and the video has got over 46 million views on YouTube alone. Everyone expected Yash Raj Films and Mohit Suri to have Ahaan dancing in his debut film, Saiyaara, but the director left everyone surprised by presenting him in a role that stole hearts. The film Saiyaara made Ahaan Panday an overnight star, making everyone fall in love with his character of a committed lover boy.

There has been a growing chatter on social media for a few months now that from Ahaan’s fans wanting their favourite hero to be presented as a larger-than-life hero who would sing and dance on screen. Looks like Yash Raj Films is going to unveil that side to him in his second film, the yet untitled Ali Abbas Zafar film!

“For years, Ahaan had existed in fragments across the internet, but it was his sister Alanna Panday’s wedding that truly turned him into an online phenomenon. One clip in particular exploded across Instagram and fan pages: Ahaan dancing to ‘I Am The Best’. Another video — where Ahaan danced with cousin Ananya Panday to ‘Saat Samundar Paar’ — became even bigger online. Fans flooded comment sections calling him ‘star material’, praising his expressions, timing and screen presence long before his official debut announcement. The fans are up for a treat in Ali Abbas’ film!” says a source.

The source further revealed, “This will be the first time that Ahaan will be seen dancing on the big screen, and we expect this to be a spectacularly special moment. A four-day shoot is being planned to shoot Ahaan singing and dancing just like the stars we have all seen doing for all these years. The song will be shot in Manchester, where the crew is shooting a lot of portions of this action entertainer. The sequence will show Ahaan in his effortless best and that’s how Aditya Chopra and Ali Abbas Zafar want to present him onscreen.”