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- 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.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bollywood Maniac
- ParentsBhavna Pandey
- RelativesRysa Pandey(Sibling)
- Daughter of Chunkey Pandey.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
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