Akshay Kumar forgot the title of ‘Saiyaara’ as well as the names of its lead actors, Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, while praising the film. "Recently, [a]...film came out with...new boy and...girl, what was that...film?" he said, before being reminded of names. He made the remark while saying that a movie doesn’t need a grand event to become a hit.