Ananya Panday, who debuted in Punit Malhotra’s Student of the Year 2 (2019), faced criticism early in her career but has steadily worked on honing her craft. Despite experiencing notable flops, the daughter of Chunky and Bhavana Panday has earned acclaim for her roles in Gehraiyaan (2022), Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023), CTRL (2024), and the comedy series Call Me Bae (2024).Bhavana Pandey recently admitted that she wasn’t impressed with Ananya Panday’s performance in Student of the Year 2. While proud of her daughter’s growth as an actor, Bhavana acknowledged that Ananya gave her best effort but fell short of expectations in the film, produced by Nokia Studios and Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions.Bhavana Pandey is currently enjoying the success of the third season of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives on Netflix, where she stars alongside Neelam Kothari, Maheep Kapoor, and Seema Kiran Sajdeh. Meanwhile, Ananya Panday is reportedly set to star in the period drama Shankara, alongside Akshay Kumar and R Madhavan, although the film has yet to be officially announced.
