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In 2025, she first appeared alongside Dalai Mulchandani in Mehra's segment of the anthology series ''Yuva Sapno Ka Safar'', which was digitally released on to Waves''.'' Following this, Padda had her [[Breakthrough role|breakthrough]] with [[Mohit Suri]]'s romantic drama ''[[Saiyaara (film)|Saiyaara]]'', in which she starred opposite debutant Ahaan Panday.[{{Cite web |title=From Amritsar To YRF Heroine: This 22-Year-Old Is The New National Crush |url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/bollywood/saiyaara-star-aneet-padda-her-amazing-journey-so-far-ws-l-9448437.html |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=News18 |language=en}}] Suri was initially impressed by Padda's self-tape audition, but found her first formal audition lacking in authenticity.[{{cite web |author= |date=22 July 2025 |title=Decided to cast Aneet Padda in Saiyaara after brilliant first audition, recalls Mohit Suri: ‘I wanted a simple girl who is back home at 8:30 pm’ |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/decided-to-cast-aneet-padda-in-saiyaara-after-brilliant-first-audition-mohit-suri-10141735/ |access-date=22 October 2025 |website=indianexpress.com |publisher=Indian Express |location=India}} ] However, he was persuaded by Panday to give her a second opportunity after which she was ultimately cast as Vaani, an aspiring lyricist diagnosed with [[Early-onset Alzheimer's disease|early-onset Alzheimer's]], who forms a relationship with an emerging singer (played by Panday).[ {{Cite web |title=Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda Interview On Overnight Success With 'Saiyaara': 'We Don't Think This is Stardom' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/interviews/ahaan-panday-and-aneet-padda-on-their-new-found-fame-with-saiyaara |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=The Hollywood Reporter India |language=en}}] In a positive review of the film, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'''s Rahul Desai commended Padda for bringing "a kind of literary sheen to a woman that might have easily been reduced to a coming-of-age device in someone else's journey" and praised the chemistry between her and Panday.[{{Cite web |last=Desai |first=Rahul |date=12 July 2025 |title=Saiyaara Movie Review: Ahaan Panday & Aneet Padda in a Love Story to Remember |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/theatrical/saiyaara-movie-review-ahaan-panday-aneet-padda-in-a-love-story-to-remember |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter India]]}}] ''Saiyaara'' set several box-office records upon its release, grossing over {{INRConvert|5.79|b}} to emerge as the year's [[List of Indian films of 2025|fourth highest-grossing Indian film]].[{{Cite web |title=Saiyaara: All The Box Office Records Broken By Ahaan Panday And Aneet Padda's Debut Film |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/saiyaara-all-the-box-office-records-broken-by-ahaan-panday-and-aneet-paddas-debut-film-8914830 |access-date=24 July 2025 |website=NDTV |language=en}}] Padda will reunite with Nitya Mehra for the courtroom drama ''Nyaya'', starring [[Fatima Sana Shaikh]].[{{Cite web |title=Report: Aneet Padda and Fatima Sana Shaikh to Star in Nitya Mehra's Courtroom Drama |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/report-aneet-padda-and-fatima-sana-shaikh-to-star-in-nitya-mehras-courtroom-drama-76081.html |access-date=18 August 2025 |website=[[Filmfare]] |language=en|date=27 July 2025}}] She will also star as the title character in ''Shakti Shalini'', as part of the [[Maddock Horror Comedy Universe]] which will begin filming March 2026.[{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2025-10-19 |title=Shakti Shalini announcement video to debut with Thamma: First glimpse reveals Aneet Padda’s starring role : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/shakti-shalini-announcement-video-debut-thamma-first-glimpse-reveals-aneet-paddas-starring-role/ |access-date=2025-10-20 |language=en}}][{{cite web |author= |date=8 February 2026 |title=Aneet Padda Gears Up For Shakti Shalini Shoot |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/aneet-padda-begins-shakti-shalini-shoot-in-march |website=outlookindia.com |location=India |publisher=Outlook India |access-date=9 February 2026}}] |
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In 2025, she first appeared alongside Dalai Mulchandani in Mehra's segment of the anthology series ''Yuva Sapno Ka Safar'', which was digitally released on to Waves''.'' Following this, Padda had her [[Breakthrough role|breakthrough]] with [[Mohit Suri]]'s romantic drama ''[[Saiyaara (film)|Saiyaara]]'', in which she starred opposite debutant Ahaan Panday.[{{Cite web |title=From Amritsar To YRF Heroine: This 22-Year-Old Is The New National Crush |url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/bollywood/saiyaara-star-aneet-padda-her-amazing-journey-so-far-ws-l-9448437.html |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=News18 |language=en}}] Suri was initially impressed by Padda's self-tape audition, but found her first formal audition lacking in authenticity.[{{cite web |author= |date=22 July 2025 |title=Decided to cast Aneet Padda in Saiyaara after brilliant first audition, recalls Mohit Suri: ‘I wanted a simple girl who is back home at 8:30 pm’ |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/decided-to-cast-aneet-padda-in-saiyaara-after-brilliant-first-audition-mohit-suri-10141735/ |access-date=22 October 2025 |website=indianexpress.com |publisher=Indian Express |location=India}} ] However, he was persuaded by Panday to give her a second opportunity after which she was ultimately cast as Vaani, an aspiring lyricist diagnosed with [[Early-onset Alzheimer's disease|early-onset Alzheimer's]], who forms a relationship with an emerging singer (played by Panday).[ {{Cite web |title=Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda Interview On Overnight Success With 'Saiyaara': 'We Don't Think This is Stardom' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/interviews/ahaan-panday-and-aneet-padda-on-their-new-found-fame-with-saiyaara |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=The Hollywood Reporter India |language=en}}] In a positive review of the film, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'''s Rahul Desai commended Padda for bringing "a kind of literary sheen to a woman that might have easily been reduced to a coming-of-age device in someone else's journey" and praised the chemistry between her and Panday.[{{Cite web |last=Desai |first=Rahul |date=12 July 2025 |title=Saiyaara Movie Review: Ahaan Panday & Aneet Padda in a Love Story to Remember |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/theatrical/saiyaara-movie-review-ahaan-panday-aneet-padda-in-a-love-story-to-remember |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter India]]}}] ''Saiyaara'' set several box-office records upon its release, grossing over {{INRConvert|5.79|b}} to emerge as the year's [[List of Indian films of 2025|fourth highest-grossing Indian film]].[{{Cite web |title=Saiyaara: All The Box Office Records Broken By Ahaan Panday And Aneet Padda's Debut Film |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/saiyaara-all-the-box-office-records-broken-by-ahaan-panday-and-aneet-paddas-debut-film-8914830 |access-date=24 July 2025 |website=NDTV |language=en}}] Padda will reunite with Nitya Mehra for the courtroom drama ''Nyaya'', starring [[Fatima Sana Shaikh]].[{{Cite web |title=Report: Aneet Padda and Fatima Sana Shaikh to Star in Nitya Mehra's Courtroom Drama |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/report-aneet-padda-and-fatima-sana-shaikh-to-star-in-nitya-mehras-courtroom-drama-76081.html |access-date=18 August 2025 |website=[[Filmfare]] |language=en|date=27 July 2025}}] She will also star as the title character in ''Shakti Shalini'', as part of the [[Maddock Horror Comedy Universe]] which will begin filming March 2026.[{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2025-10-19 |title=Shakti Shalini announcement video to debut with Thamma: First glimpse reveals Aneet Padda’s starring role : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/shakti-shalini-announcement-video-debut-thamma-first-glimpse-reveals-aneet-paddas-starring-role/ |access-date=2025-10-20 |language=en}}][{{cite web |author= |date=8 February 2026 |title=Aneet Padda Gears Up For Shakti Shalini Shoot |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/aneet-padda-begins-shakti-shalini-shoot-in-march |website=outlookindia.com |location=India |publisher=Outlook India |access-date=9 February 2026}}] |
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Padda will reunite with Panday and Mohit Suri, with the shoot expected to begin by the end of 2026.[{{cite web |last=Ratda |first=Khushboo |date=15 April 2026 |title=Saiyaara Team Reunites Exclusive: Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda, Mohit Suri and Akshaye Widhani return for another intense love story|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/saiyaara-team-reunites-ahaan-panday-aneet-padda-mohit-suri-and-akshaye-widhani-return-for-another-intense-love-story-1402308] |
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Following the recognition she gained from ''Saiyaara'', Padda was announced as a celebrity ambassador for several brands, including [[Lakmé Cosmetics]], Mia by [[Tanishq]], [[Reliance Retail|Reliance Trends]] and [[Pepsi]] (with Panday).[ {{cite web |last=Hussain |first=Sara |date=13 September 2025|title=EXCLUSIVE: Aneet Padda wants you to live, love, laugh (for real this time) |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/exclusive-lakme-aneet-padda-wants-you-to-live-love-laugh-for-real-this-time |website=Vogue.in |location=India |publisher=Vogue India |access-date=13 September 2025}}][ {{cite web |author= |date=23 September 2025|title=Mia onboards Aneet Padda as brand ambassador with ‘precious, every day’ campaign |url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/advertising/mia-onboards-aneet-padda-as-brand-ambassador-with-precious-every-day-campaign/124068240 |website=brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com|location=India |publisher=Economic Times|access-date=23 September 2025}}][{{cite web |last=Rani |first=Gayatri |date=13 March 2026 |title=Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda’s ‘biggest trailer yet’ tease turns out to be Pepsi ad campaign - Watch |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/ahaan-panday-aneet-padda-s-biggest-trailer-yet-tease-turns-out-to-be-pepsi-ad-campaign-watch-article-13859562.html |website=moneycontrol.com |location=India |publisher=Money Control |access-date=14 March 2026}}] |
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Following the recognition she gained from ''Saiyaara'', Padda was announced as a celebrity ambassador for several brands, including [[Lakmé Cosmetics]], Mia by [[Tanishq]], [[Reliance Retail|Reliance Trends]] and [[Pepsi]] (with Panday).[ {{cite web |last=Hussain |first=Sara |date=13 September 2025|title=EXCLUSIVE: Aneet Padda wants you to live, love, laugh (for real this time) |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/exclusive-lakme-aneet-padda-wants-you-to-live-love-laugh-for-real-this-time |website=Vogue.in |location=India |publisher=Vogue India |access-date=13 September 2025}}][ {{cite web |author= |date=23 September 2025|title=Mia onboards Aneet Padda as brand ambassador with ‘precious, every day’ campaign |url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/advertising/mia-onboards-aneet-padda-as-brand-ambassador-with-precious-every-day-campaign/124068240 |website=brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com|location=India |publisher=Economic Times|access-date=23 September 2025}}][{{cite web |last=Rani |first=Gayatri |date=13 March 2026 |title=Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda’s ‘biggest trailer yet’ tease turns out to be Pepsi ad campaign - Watch |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/ahaan-panday-aneet-padda-s-biggest-trailer-yet-tease-turns-out-to-be-pepsi-ad-campaign-watch-article-13859562.html |website=moneycontrol.com |location=India |publisher=Money Control |access-date=14 March 2026}}] |