Ananya Panday admits to cringing at herself constantly but has learned to embrace it: ‘I couldn’t even listen to my own voice’
Ananya Panday is now preparing for Vikramaditya Motwane’s cyber-thriller, CTRL. Ananya has opened up about how she ‘cringes’ at herself ‘all the time’, but she has improved over time. Reflecting on her past work, the SOTY2 actress confessed that she couldn’t stand to hear her own voice back then.
In a recent interview with Humans of Bombay, Ananya Panday was asked if she has ever felt embarrassed after watching her interviews, movies, or any past work.
Ananya admitted, “I cringe at myself all the time. I think I have gotten better looking at myself on screen but when I started out even if someone was watching a video of me on their phone, I would run out of the room. Like I couldn’t hear my own voice.”
The CTRL actress added that she couldn’t bear to watch herself on screen. Ananya shared that she used to freak out back then, but things have improved these days.
In a previous interview with India Today, Ananya Panday discussed whether she values people’s opinions of her. The Pati Patni Aur Woh actress stated that she is taking risks in her career, and her self-worth depends on how people perceive her work. Ananya clarified that she doesn’t take others’ opinions seriously in her personal life.
Ananya’s upcoming film, CTRL, also stars Mismatched actor Vihaan Samat in the lead role. It will be released on Netflix on October 4, 2024, co-produced by Nikhil Dwivedi and Arya A Menon. The trailer of the Ananya-starrer was recently released on YouTube.
On the work front, after her debut in 2019, Ananya Panday appeared in Pati Patni Aur Woh the same year. She then starred opposite Ishaan Khatter in Khaali Peeli in 2020.
In 2022, Ananya featured in Shakun Batra’s directorial venture, Gehraaiyaan, alongside Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, and Dhairya Karwa. She later acted in Liger, alongside South star Vijay Devarakonda, which was released in Telugu.
Ananya then starred in the coming-of-age buddy drama, Kho Gaye Hum Kahan in 2023, alongside Adarsh Gourav and Siddhant Chaturvedi as leads.
The actress made her digital debut in Call Me Bae, produced by Karan Johar, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 6, 2024. The series will be renewed for a second season.
Born to Chunky Panday and Bhavana Pandey, Ananya Panday started her career with Karan Johar’s 2019 film, Student of the Year 2, alongside Tiger Shroff and Tara Sutaria.
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