Ananya Panday: ‘We underestimate the worth of feel-good cinema’
The place are the rom-coms? That has been a frequent query requested by Hindi cinema followers up to now few years. It’s one thing Ananya Panday too was lacking being a part of. Which explains her subsequent two choices — Chand Mera Dil reverse Lakshya, and the second season of her common sequence Name Me Bae. “We’ll shoot Name Me Bae’s second season quickly. I simply wrapped a bit of Chand Mera Dil, which is an out-and-out romantic movie. I’ve finished movies in a cutesy house, however by no means featured in a dramatic love story,” she tells us.
Name Me Bae 2 is being scripted
With director Vivek Soni’s romantic drama and the Amazon Prime Video sequence, Panday is consciously gravitating in direction of tales that exude heat and luxury. Her purpose is easy — we are able to all do with a dose of pleasure. She says, “Bae might have been simply categorized as an entitled character, however I wished individuals to attach together with her. She is a mood-booster, when a lot of the content material proper now’s motion. We underestimate the worth of feel-good cinema. Taking part in Bae was therapeutic for me in methods I didn’t anticipate. I need my movies to make the viewers really feel the identical type of calm, pleasure, and reassurance that the character gave me.”
Whereas Ananya Panday shoots for Chand Mera Dil
The actor began out with the mainstream campus caper, Scholar of the 12 months 2 (2019). Six years and a number of other acclaimed movies later, her standards for selecting initiatives are clear in the present day. “I don’t wish to be a part of one thing as a result of I really feel it is going to be a box-office hit. I’ve to see a chance there as an actor. Additionally, the older I’m getting, the extra I really feel the accountability of constructing selections. Each time I watch a film, I purchase into it strongly. So, I do know the direct affect that cinema has on individuals. That’s why I’ve to be a part of movies that morally align with me. That doesn’t imply I gained’t play an evil character, however the [messaging] must be morally right.”
Taking part in rooted characters in Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023) and CTRL (2024) has made younger ladies establish together with her. Point out this, and Panday squeals with pleasure, “I’m a woman’s lady. As a younger lady, I [remember] how a lot I used to admire Kareena [Kapoor Khan] and Alia [Bhatt]. When somebody tells me that their daughter loves me, it makes me the happiest.”
