Ananya Panday has rapidly risen up to become a promising young actress ever since her debut with Student of the Year 2 in 2019. Since then, she has gone on to do some interesting roles in films like Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019), Gehraariyaan (2022), and Dream Girl 2 (2023).

She is the daughter of Chunky Panday and Bhavana Panday, who is a designer. Apart from her stint at acting, she has a multi-dimensional personality with varied interests.

On her birthday, here are 3 instances when she surprised everyone with her statements:

1) Her Dig at Nepotism

Ananya Panday was part of a discussion that took place around the burning topic of nepotism back in 2019 at an actor's roundtable.
She added her own opinions to it when she said, "I have always wanted to be an actor. Just because my dad has been an actor, I will never say no to an opportunity to act."

Adding further, she said, "My dad has never been in a Dharma film he never went on Koffee With Karan. So it's not as easy as people say. Everyone has their own journey and their own struggle."

Her comment got all kinds of responses from audiences, with some being kind and empathetic while others resorting to trolling.

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2) When she said she had a crush on Aryan Khan

This moment from the episode of Koffee With Karan last season surprised everyone. She said that she had had a crush on Aryan Khan since childhood, but she never told him about her feelings.

Ananya is best friends with Suhana Khan, the sister of Aryan, and they have all been hanging out together since they were kids. This brought a moment of surprise and amusement to everyone when she said this.

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3) When she said that she finds Aditya Roy Kapur hot

In the same episode of Koffee With Karan, she also mentioned how she finds Aditya Roy Kapur hot. "He is hot. He is very hot." Ananya couldn't stop herself from praising him.

Her feelings for him have manifested now as the two are happily dating each other and looking absolutely fabulous together.