Ananya Panday
Ananya Panday
Ananya Panday (born 30 October 1998) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She is the daughter of Indian actor Chunky Pandey. She made her acting debut in Student of the Year 2 in 2019, followed by a role in Pati Patni Aur Woh in the same year. These performances earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut at the 65th Filmfare Awards.
Early Life
Acting Career
Panday made her acting debut in 2019 with the teen film Student of the Year 2, co-starring Tiger Shroff and Tara Sutaria, which was produced by Dharma Productions. Writing for Scroll.in, Nandini Ramnath felt that Panday showed potential in an unremarkable film.The film underperformed at the box office.
Panday next starred in Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019), a remake of the 1978 film of the same name, alongside Kartik Aaryan and Bhumi Pednekar. She played a secretary who indulges in an affair with a married man, which was portrayed by Ranjeeta Kaur in the original. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV found her to be "perfectly cast as the wide-eyed girl" by Jyoti Kanyal of India Today.
With a worldwide gross of ₹1.15 billion (US$15 million), it emerged as a commercial success. Panday won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her performance in both Student of the Year 2 and Pati Patni Aur Woh.
Panday appeared in the 2020 action film Khaali Peeli, co-starring Ishaan Khatter. She is slated to appear in Shakun Batra's as-yet untitled 2021 romantic drama with Deepika Padukone and Siddhant Chaturvedi. She will also team with Vijay Deverakonda for Puri Jagannadh's multilingual film Liger. Panday will star in Kho Gaye Hum Kahan along with Siddhant Chaturvedi and Adarsh Gourav.
Other Work
In 2019, Panday launched an initiative named So Positive to create awareness about social media bullying, prevent negativity and build a positive community. At the 2019 Economic Times Awards, the project was named Initiative of the Year.
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