Ananya Panday: Alia Bhatt Has Always Been My Idol & I'm Inspired By Her Growth!
Ananya Panday reveals that her idol is Alia Bhatt and hopes to be like her someday in the future. The debutant stated that she's inspired by Alia Bhatt's growth and is keen to follow the same path.
Ananya
Pandey
praises
Alia
Bhatt
during
promotion
on
Student
Of
The
Year
2
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FilmiBeat
Newcomer
Ananya
Pandey
says
she
hopes
to
grow
into
a
versatile
artiste
like
her
idol,
Alia
Bhatt
some
day.
The
20-year-old
actor
is
set
to
make
her
big
Bollywood
debut
this
Friday
with
Student
of
the
Year
2,
a
sequel
to
the
2012
film
that
launched
Alia's
career.
"I
look
up
to
Alia
so
much.
She
has
always
been
my
idol.
When
she
came
in
with
'Student...' she
was
raw
and
fresh
and
people
saw
her
grow.
I've
been
inspired
by
her
growth,"
she
told
PTI.
Ananya,
the
daughter
of
actor
Chunky
Pandey,
plays
Shreya
in
the
Punit
Malhotra
directorial.
The
film
also
stars
Tiger
Shroff
and
another
debutante
Tara
Sutaria.
Ananya
says
her
character
in
the
film
is
similar
to
her
real-life
self.
"She
is
very
much
like
how
I
am
as
a
person.
She's
passionate,
loud
and
expressive.
She
is
a
fighter
and
doesn't
take
no
for
an
answer.
She
is
someone
young
girls
can
look
up
to
and
relate
with."
The
actor
said
she
has
played
the
role
with
utmost
honesty
and
hopes
the
audience
watches
her
evolve
into
a
better
performer.
"I
was
extremely
honest
in
playing
this
role
and
I
hope
people
see
that.
As
Shreya
is
very
close
to
the
person
that
I
am,
it
just
amplified
because
in
a
Dharma
Productions
film,
everything
is
larger-than-life.
I
have
not
been
trained
formally
any
way
before.''
''So
all
of
these
experiences
were
my
first.
Everything
I
did
was
impulsive.
I
was
making
mistakes
and
you
would
see
that.
I
would
like
the
audience
to
watch
me
grow.
I
don't
want
to
be
perfect
from
the
start.
I
don't
want
to
know
everything,
that's
so
boring.
I
want
people
to
see
me
make
mistakes
and
learn
from
them,"
she
said.
Even
before
the
release
of
her
first
film,
Ananya
has
already
booked
her
second
gig,
the
remake
of
1978
comedy
Pati
Patni
Aur
Woh.
It
also
stars
Kartik
Aaryan
and
Bhumi
Pednekar.
The
actor
is
looking
forward
to
working
in
the
film,
which
is
a
modern
take
on
the
original,
that
featured
Sanjeev
Kumar,
Vidya
Sinha
and
Ranjeeta
Kaur.
"I'm
excited
about
it.
After
having
seen
my
dad
do
so
much
in
comedy,
I
know
I
have
a
legacy
to
live
up
to.
Also,
it's
a
fresh
casting.
At
a
young
age,
I'm
playing
a
slightly
older
character
which
will
be
interesting
for
me,"
she
said.