Saiyaara Sensations Storm IMDb: Newcomers Ahaan Panday & Aneet Padda Crown 2025's Top Indian Stars!

Rankings Breakdown

IMDb's annual chart, powered by actual page views throughout 2025, spotlights rising stars over veterans, with Yash Raj Films' romantic drama Saiyaara propelling its leads to the summit. Director Mohit Suri also topped the inaugural Most Popular Indian Directors list. This reflects audience shift toward directors' storytelling, as newcomers outranked superstars like Shah Rukh Khan.​

Key Highlights

Top 2 Sweep: Ahaan Panday (No.1, debut Saiyaara) and Aneet Padda (No.2), both IMDb Breakout STARmeter winners earlier.​

Veteran Power: Aamir Khan (No.3, Sitaare Zameen Par); Ishaan Khatter (No.4, Homebound); Lakshya (No.5, The Ba**ds of Bollywood).​

Diverse Standouts: Rashmika Mandanna (No.6, multilingual slate); Kalyani Priyadarshan (No.7); Triptii Dimri (No.8); Rukmini Vasanth (No.9); Rishab Shetty (No.10).​

Directors' Debut List: Mohit Suri (1), Aryan Khan (2), Lokesh Kanagaraj (3).​

Sources: Reuters (RTRS), Variety, Deccan Chronicle, Moneycontrol​