Opening up on the struggles she faced in her career so far, Ananya, said: "Everyone thinks it is all glamorous and that I've gotten everything that I ever wanted. But I am very grateful that I am my dad's daughter and I wouldn't want it any other way. When people hate me for nepotism, I'm not going to shy away that I am Chunkey Panday's daughter. He is still working so hard. I am so proud of him. I am proud to be his daughter."
"I am so scared that people are going to say that 'You're taking things too lightly'. I will overcompensate then, because I don't want to take that chance. I have always wanted to be an actor and just because my father is an actor as well, I'm not going to say no to an opportunity. It isn't as easy as people say it is. I think everyone has their own journey. My dad has never been a part of the Dharma film. He has never been on 'Koffee with Karan'," Ananya added, on the chat show.
Actor Siddhanth Chaturvedi, who won several hearts with his performance in Zoya Akhtar's 'Gully Boy', featuring Alia Bhatt & Ranveer Singh in leads, was also a part of the show along with other newcomers. He agreed that everyone has their own struggle but in the end he apparently took a dig on Ananya's views, saying "the difference is 'jahaan humare sapne poore hote hain, wahi inka struggle shuru hota hai' (their struggle begins where our dreams are fulfilled)."
Ananya's assertion did not go down well with a section of social media users whereas Siddhanth's reply is winning hearts. Take a look at few reactions below:
On the career front, Siddhanth and Ananya will be seen sharing screen-space in Shakun Batra's next untitled film co-starring Deepika Padukone.
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