Ananya Panday facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ananya Panday
Panday in 2022
Born	(1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 26) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2019–present
Parent(s)	Chunky Panday (father)
Relatives	See Panday family

Ananya Panday was born on October 30, 1998. She is an Indian actress. She mainly works in Hindi films. Her father is the actor Chunky Panday.

Ananya started her acting career in 2019. She starred in two romantic comedy films. These were Student of the Year 2 and Pati Patni Aur Woh. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for these roles. Later, she gained praise for her roles in films like Gehraiyaan (2022) and Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023). She also starred in the thriller CTRL (2024) and the comedy series Call Me Bae (2024).

About Ananya's Early Life and Family

Ananya Panday was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her birthday is October 30, 1998. Her father is actor Chunky Panday. Her mother is Bhavana Pandey, a costume designer.

Ananya has a younger sister named Rysa. Her family has roots in both Punjabi and other Indian cultures. Ananya has said that she always wanted to be an actress since she was young. She felt very lucky growing up.

She went to Dhirubhai Ambani International School until 2017. Ananya also took part in a special event in Paris called Le Bal des débutantes in 2017. She believes that working on film sets has been her best learning experience.

Ananya's Acting Career

Ananya promoting Pati Patni Aur Woh in 2019

Starting with Films: 2019-2020

Ananya Panday started her acting journey in 2019. Her first film was Student of the Year 2. She acted alongside Tiger Shroff and Tara Sutaria. This film was made by Karan Johar's company, Dharma Productions. Critics thought Ananya showed promise in the movie.

Her next film in 2019 was Pati Patni Aur Woh. This was a remake of an older film. She starred with Kartik Aaryan and Bhumi Pednekar. Ananya played a secretary in the film. This movie was a big success at the box office. For her roles in both Student of the Year 2 and Pati Patni Aur Woh, Ananya won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

In 2020, Ananya appeared in the action film Khaali Peeli. She acted with Ishaan Khatter. This film was released online.

New Roles and Challenges: 2022-2023

In 2022, Ananya starred in the romantic drama Gehraiyaan. She worked with Deepika Padukone and Siddhant Chaturvedi. This film was released on Amazon Prime Video. Many people praised Ananya's acting in this movie. They felt she showed a lot of depth in her role.

Later in 2022, she appeared in the action film Liger. This film was made in both Hindi and Telugu. Ananya starred with Vijay Deverakonda. However, this film did not do well.

In 2023, Ananya had a small role in the comedy Dream Girl 2. She played the love interest of Ayushmann Khurrana's character. This movie became one of the highest-earning Hindi films of the year. It was Ananya's first film to earn over 1 billion Indian Rupees.

She then starred in Kho Gaye Hum Kahan. This film was about the effects of social media. She acted with Siddhant Chaturvedi and Adarsh Gourav. Critics found her very believable in her role. Many felt her roles in Gehraiyaan and Kho Gaye Hum Kahan suited her well. Ananya won a Filmfare OTT Award for her work in Kho Gaye Hum Kahan.

Recent and Upcoming Projects: 2024 Onwards

In September 2024, Ananya played a fashion influencer in the comedy series Call Me Bae. This show was on Amazon Prime Video. Ananya found doing comedy challenging. She said it was hard to be the main character. Critics had mixed feelings about the show. But Ananya's acting was well-received.

The next month, Ananya starred in the thriller film CTRL for Netflix. This movie was about an influencer targeted by a bad AI app. Critics felt she was very convincing as a young woman affected by technology. Ananya has said she wants to try more different roles in the future.

Ananya will continue to work with Dharma Productions. She will be in the film Shankara with Akshay Kumar. She will also star in the romance film Chand Mera Dil with Lakshya.

Ananya's Filmography

Films

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Student of the Year 2	Shreya Randhawa
	Pati Patni Aur Woh	Tapasya Singh
2020	Khaali Peeli	Pooja Sharma
2022	Gehraiyaan	Tia Khanna
	Liger	Tanya Pandey	Telugu-Hindi bilingual
2023	Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani	Unnamed	Special appearance in song "Heart Throb"
	Dream Girl 2	Pari Srivastava
	Kho Gaye Hum Kahan	Ahana Singh
2024	Bad Newz	Herself	Special appearance
	Khel Khel Mein	Unnamed	Voice cameo
	CTRL	Nella Awasthi
2025	Shankara	TBA	Completed

Television Shows

Music Videos

Awards and Achievements

See also

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