Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Panday have defied the common stereotype that actresses don’t get along with their strong friendship. While rumours once suggested that star kids view each other as competitors, their appearance on Karan Johar's chat show last year revealed their bond. However, Ananya recently shared a surprising anecdote about her school days with Sara, revealing that she was once terrified of her.
Ananya Panday says Sara Ali Khan didn’t even know her name during school days
In an interview clip that surfaced online, Ananya recalled her school days with Sara, explaining, “There was always like this myth, that Sara Ali Khan… so I would actually hide from her in school because I used to be terrified. Like she's muhfat anyways, like now also she says. But in school, she was even more like muhfat and she used to really say anything. So I used to be like ‘she's going to say something about me’.” Despite this, Ananya clarified that Sara never bullied her but shared a funny memory from their school play. “Sara didn’t even know my name. She’d just call me, ‘Aye girl, come here,’” Ananya laughed.
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Netizens reaction
This story quickly went viral, sparking mixed reactions from fans. Some criticised Ananya for bringing up old school memories in such a public way, with one troll commenting, “Trust me guys Ananya is not any better, when she can talk like this about her friend, everyone was immature in their teen age. She is trying too hard to portray herself as innocent, but in reality no starkid is innocent just PR game.”
On the other hand, some fans sided with Ananya, with one netizen writing, “So Sara was the Regina George of Ambani School… Idk why people think it’s cool to be mean… And now that same girl is pretending to be down to earth.. Says a lot about how the audience can be fooled so easily!!.”
On the professional front, Ananya is currently riding high on the success of her psychological thriller ‘CTRL’, while Sara is gearing up for her next film, ‘Metro... In Dino’.