Mohit Suri reveals 'own family' dropped him from 'Aashiqui 3'
07 Sep 2025

Filmmaker Mohit Suri, who recently made a comeback with Saiyaara, has revealed that he was dropped from Aashiqui 3 due to his previous films not performing well at the box office.

In a recent interview with Shubhankar Mishra, Suri said he was writing Aashiqui 3 and wanted to direct it, but the studio didn't want to wait for him to fine-tune the script.

He doesn't blame the producers for dropping him
Family's choice

Suri said that the decision to make Aashiqui 3 without him was not just because of Ek Villain 2's failure but also because they didn't want to wait for him.

"But, 100% (people judge you on the basis of hits and flops). And this was my own family that were the ones not willing to wait."

"And I don't blame them, because it's a business."

Suri doesn't feel bad about losing out on 'Aashiqui 3'
Director's insight

Suri reflected on his previous project, Ek Villain 2, saying he was trying to tick all the boxes with it.

"In that greed to reach that box office success, and to hit that ₹16 crore opening that Ek Villain had given me, I wanted to feel that high again."

He also added that he doesn't feel bad about losing out on Aashiqui 3 or Awarapan 2 after Saiyaara's success.

'Never listen to anybody when you're low'
Director's dilemma

Suri admitted that he was under a lot of pressure during this time and listened to the advice of others.

He said, "Never listen to anybody when you're low, because they'll push you further down."

"When you've been working for 20 years, and your film flops, the fear is that the best is behind you. And in all honesty, people had already started saying that."

The project seemingly went to Anurag Basu
Director's perspective

Suri added, "They were in a rush, but I said that I wouldn't announce the film before I've written the script."

"They said they would move on to another director. So they moved on to Anurag (Basu)."

Basu is currently working on a romantic drama with Kartik Aaryan and Sreeleela.

While the project was rumored to be Aashiqui 3, it doesn't have a title yet.

It is expected to release next year.