Ananya Panday belongs to the newest generation of Bollywood leading ladies. Born in Mumbai in 1998, daughter of actor Chunky Panday, she debuted at twenty in 'Student of the Year 2' (2019) and spent her early career in mainstream romances before showing sharper instincts in the friendship drama 'Kho Gaye Hum Kahan' (2023) and the social-media thriller 'CTRL' (2024), where she carried the film almost single-handed. Her register is contemporary and urban: characters navigating dating apps, ambition and anxiety, closer to her own generation than to the classic Hindi-film heroine.
Ananya Panday
Actress
28 years (Sep 30, 1998)Mumbai, IndiaMumbai, Maharashtra, India
14 Movies · 1 Series
Ananya Panday belongs to the newest generation of Bollywood leading ladies. Born in Mumbai in 1998, daughter of actor Chunky Panday, she debuted at twenty in 'Student of the Year 2' (2019) and spent her early career in mainstream romances before showing sharper instincts in the friendship drama 'Kho Gaye Hum Kahan' (2023) and the social-media thriller 'CTRL' (2024), where she carried the film almost single-handed. Her register is contemporary and urban: characters navigating dating apps, ambition and anxiety, closer to her own generation than to the classic Hindi-film heroine.
1998-09-30 · Mumbai, IndiaMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Ananya Panday (born October 30, 1998) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi films and streaming television. She made her feature film debut in the teen romantic comedy *Student of the Year 2* (2019), followed by the romantic comedy *Pati Patni Aur Woh* (2019), which collectively earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She subsequently starred in the action thriller *Khaali Peeli* (2020) and made her bilingual debut in the sports action drama *Liger* (2022).
Panday later appeared in the relationship drama *Gehraiyaan* (2022), the coming-of-age drama *Kho Gaye Hum Kahan* (2023), and the comedy *Dream Girl 2* (2023). In 2024, she led the comedy-drama series *Call Me Bae* and starred in the screenlife thriller *CTRL*. Her subsequent projects include the historical courtroom drama *Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh* (2025) and the romantic comedy-drama *Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri* (2025).