As the daughter of actor Chunkey Panday, and with her Bollywood pedigree, the conversation around Ananya Panday tends to be about her privilege. The nepotism discourse proved difficult to shrug off even when she delivered a riveting performance in Shakun Batra바카라s 'Gehraiyaan'. But Panday believes a time will come when this baggage will stop overshadowing her credibility as an actor.
바카라For me, as a person, it's one step at a time, and the fact that [my acting] gets a little better every time proves that,바카라 she told OTT Play, during her round of public appearances for 'Liger;, in which she stars opposite Vijay Deverakonda. 바카라Gehraiyaan was my best performance so far. As an actor and as a person I want to keep getting better. I want to keep growing바카라Š I am very hopeful that I will win everyone over one day.바카라Â
Her debut in Dharma Productions바카라 Student of the Year 2 (2019) earned her a fan following. But the 23-year-old has faced considerable flak too, notably for comments on Koffee With Karan. (The actress had said that even though her father is an actor, he had never been in a Dharma film, nor appeared ever on KWK.)
Looking back on the backlash to her remark, Panday clarifies that she agrees star kids have an advantage, especially in terms of ease of access to people in the industry. But that does not mean she takes her opportunities for granted. 바카라I agree that we have an advantage but that doesn바카라t mean that I will not work hard. I don바카라t want to waste the time and opportunity that I have got," she told the publication.
'Liger', with Vijay Deverakonda is her next big opportunity. Panday admits she바카라s feeling nervous, but the 17-city promotional tour has been a welcome chance to witness fan sentiment firsthand. Now she hopes the goodwill will translate into packed audiences.
In the meantime, she바카라s holding on to memories of shooting Liger. 바카라Vijay is the complete opposite of his character in the film. He is a very shy, quiet and absolutely amazing co-star,바카라 she says, enthused. The crew had travelled to Las Vegas to shoot the portions featuring boxer Mike Tyson. Since it was a small unit, they grew close, and the camaraderie is one Panday speaks of wistfully. 바카라After the shoot, we바카라d go horse riding,바카라 she says. 바카라We바카라d even have all our meals together!
'Liger' will release in theatres on August 25.
