Ananya Panday was born on October 30, 1998, in Mumbai, Maharashtra to the actor Chunky Pandey and his wife Bhavna Panday. She is an Indian actress and model who works in Hindi (Bollywood) films. She has one younger sister, Rysa Panday. Before pursuing her acting career, Panday did her schooling at Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai.Panday made her debut in Bollywood with Punit Malhotra’s comedy-romance film Student of the Year 2 (2019) in 2019. The film was produced by Karan Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions, starring Tara Sutaria and Tiger Shroff alongside Panday. The film was an average hit at the box office and Ananya emerged as a promising debutant. The actress is also, popularly hailed as the ‘Teen sensation of the nation’. Panday has won the prestigious Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her performance in Student of the Year 2 (2019).At a young age, Panday can be credited for her initiative, “So Positive”” which is her digital social responsibility. She made a special appearance as a dancer in Irrfan Khan’s last film Angrezi Medium (2020). Panday also starred in Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019) alongside Kartik Aaryan and Bhumi Pednekar, released on December 06, 2019 and next, Khaali Peeli (2020) with Ishaan Khattar, released on October 16, 2020.”
Ananya Panday
Movies
Khaali Peeli
Khaali Peeli is an action drama wherein a taxi driver picks up a girl on the run and what follows isa crazy, roller-coaster of a ride. His past and present circumstances have made him fearless. His taxi always moves in top gear and he will go all the way to…
Songs
Fun Facts
Panday was invited to participate in Vanity Fair's Le Bal des débutantes event in La Ville Lumière, Paris in 2017 and she stole the show in a black and blue Jean-Paul Gaultier creation.
Daughter of Chunkey Pandey.
Grandfather Sharad Pandey was a popular heart surgeon who performed the first-ever heart transplant in India at KEM hospital. Many celebrities were his patients.
Her favorite travel destinations are Las Vegas, New York, and London. Panday is a dog lover and has a pet named, Fudge. She is a party person and has been snapped often attending parties with her friends.
Panday's favorite actors are Varun Dhawan, Ranveer Singh, Tom Hiddleston, and Leonardo DiCaprio. Her favorite actresses are Kajol, Deepika Padukone, Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, and Emma Watson.
Panday is an avid reader and here are some of her favourite books and their authors: 'Divergent' by Veronica Roth, 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' by Ann Brashares, and 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' by Jeff Kinney.
She loves watching soap operas and some of her favourites are: Castle, 90210, The Big Bang Theory, Keeping Up With The Kardashians on E, How I Met Your Mother, and Glee.
She is a big film bug and has a number of movies on her favourites. Her favourite Bollywood films are: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), 2 States (2014), Student of the Year (2012) whereas, her favourite Hollywood movies are: 50 First Dates (2004), Kung Fu Panda (2008), Tangled (2010), Harry Potter (2001-2011), The Notebook (2004), Scary Movie (2000), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Titanic (1997), and A Walk To Remember (2002).
Panday loves listening to music and her favourite singers are Zayn Malik, Enrique Iglesias, Coldplay, Eminem, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, Drake, and Justin Bieber.
Born on the release date of Feroz Khan's Prem Aggan (October 30, 1998).
Aunt Deanne Pandey appeared in Baba Sehgal's pop video "Aage Aage Ladki""."