Ananya Panday admits to choosing films for wrong reasons: ‘I think it reinforced my belief in myself’

Actor Ananya Panday, who made her acting debut in 2019 with ‘Student of the Year 2’, has experienced both success and failure in her film choices. In a recent interview, Ananya confessed to undertaking certain projects for the wrong motives.

Speaking with Film Companion, Ananya expressed that each time she did a film she lacked faith in, it strengthened her conviction to choose projects for the correct reasons.

‘I think maybe I did it for the wrong reasons, and I always knew that somewhere in my heart. Then when it didn’t go exactly as planned, I think it reinforced my belief in myself a lot more that you just have to go with your instinct because that’ll always pay off. You know working with good people, doing a script you believe in, in some way, is always going to pay off,’ said the actor.

Ananya Panday has developed a deep love for acting and now feels a strong sense of responsibility towards the characters she portrays.

‘I feel like I’ve lost myself and I’ve just fallen in love with the process of it (acting),’ said the actor.

She added, ‘I don’t want to do less, and I feel like it’ll be a disappointment to so many you know women and girls out there if I reduce them to that as well. Because at the end of the day, I’m portraying them on screen. I’m telling their stories, so I don’t want to do any injustice to them in that way.’

Ananya also revealed that filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane helped her realize that she tends not to listen to anyone while deciding on a script for herself.

‘As Vikram sir said, I’ve always been a people pleaser and a teacher’s pet, so it’s very important for me to get better with everything that I do. So every time I’m choosing a script that’s why maybe he said I don’t listen to too many people around me. It has to come from within. If I have to be convinced to do something, it never goes right. I’ve learned with experience that it always has to come from me and there always has to be something new that I’m bringing to the table or something I’m going to learn with whatever I’m doing,’ said the actor.

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