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Esha Gupta recently addressed her 'sex symbol' label in Bollywood, revealing the pressures and insecurities she faced. She shared how an agency dropped her due to a director-producer favoring another artist, making her feel insecure about her looks. Esha emphasized the label was imposed, not self-created, and criticized the industry's preference for a 'girl-next-door' image.

Mohit Suri is back with a romance film, Saiyaara. The film stars Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda. Yash Raj Films will release it on July 18. Suri initially planned the story as Aashiqui 3. He later reworked the idea independently. Luv Ranjan encouraged Suri to write Saiyaara. Suri revealed Aashiqui 2 was also initially a standalone love story.