Last year, Suniel Shetty’s daughter Athiya made her debut on the big screen in a film produced by Salman Khan. This year, it has been announced that Suniel’s son Ahan will also be making his debut in a Sajid Nadiadwala film. At 20 years old, Ahan has been getting ready to get into films for quite some time now. Since he has been hanging around Salman Khan’s family, everyone thought that Salman will end up launching him. But still, Sajid Nadiadwala is the closest thing to Salman. Coincidentally, Jackie Shroff’s son Tiger was also launched by Sajid’s home production.

Suniel Shetty on his son, Ahan Shetty

Suniel on Ahan being launched

Ahan will have a great launch pad with Sajid, but the journey from thereon will be his own. The silver lining is that he won’t be left high and dry even if he sees failure at some point. Sajid will guide Ahan. He’s among those few people who are not driven by the math but by sentiments. A three-film deal will not turn into a half-film deal if he faces bad weather at the box office.

Suniel on why Salman Khan didn’t launch his son

For me, Salman bhai and Sajid bhai are the same. Theirs is a rare friendship in show business that has blossomed over the years. I had spoken to him about Ahan but he told me that Sajid had a great script which would be apt for my son’s debut. In fact, he asked Sajid to meet Ahan. And that’s how he set the ball rolling. He’ll always be there to support us.

Suniel on the competition surrounding his son

As a father, I feel a bit anxious. Now, the boys are far more prepared than we were when we entered the industry, and they’re phenomenally talented, too. You can’t match Ranbir Kapoor’s acting abilities, Ranveer Singh’s energy and Sidharth Malhotra and Aditya Roy Kapoor’s on-screen charm. There’s so much to compete with; each actor bears a different stamp. I’ve told my son to hold himself firmly, come what may. He should imbibe something from each one of his seniors and peers. That’s the only piece of advice I’ve given him so far.