PremiumLiger: Did you know Ananya Panday was 'uncomfortable' doing Vijay Deverakonda starrer? Dad Chunky Panday reveals reason
Three years after its box office failure, Ananya Panday's father and actor Chunky Panday opened up about Liger co-starring Vijay Deverakonda.
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Last Updated: 10.13 AM, Feb 06, 2025
In 2022, Ananya Panday and Vijay Deverakonda's first film Liger was released on the big screen. The makers had high expectations from the pan-Indian film but it tanked at the box office. Apart from flopping, the film went to become troll material for netizens on social media. Now, three years after its box office failure, Ananya's father and actor Chunky Panday opened up about the film. He revealed that Ananya was not 'comfortable' in doing Liger. Read on...
Chunky Panday recalls advising Ananya Panday for Liger
Ananya made her Bollywood debut in 2019 with Karan Johar's Student of the Year 2 alongside Tiger Shroff and Tara Sutaria. Later, she did films like Pati Patni Aur Woh, Khaali Peeli, and Gehraaiyan. Then she went on to become a part of Liger, which was an out-and-out commercial film. In a recent interview, Chunky revealed that Ananya was not too comfortable featuring in Liger since she thought she was too young for it.
Chunky Panday told Mashable India, "When she asked me if she should do this film… she was thinking that she was too young for it. She said, ‘Papa, I am too young to do this.’ I said you do this; it’s a commercial, a big film but maybe she was right. She was too young to do it. She was uncomfortable. She said maybe, I am too young for this. She was confused then."
Chunky Panday would have said no to Call Me Bae
Further, he also added that if she had asked him about doing Call Me Bae, he would have said no. The Housefull actor continued, "From that day on, I never put any pressure on her. Maybe I was wrong. I am old school. I don’t know anything else. If she had asked me ‘Papa, should I do Bae?’ I would have said no."
Meanwhile, it is worth noting that Ananya received immense praise for portraying Bae's character in Prime Video's Call Me Bae. Since the reception to fthe irst season was massive, the makers are now gearing up for the second season.
Liger was helmed by Puri Jagannadh and it also featured a special cameo by Mike Tyson. The film ended up collecting Rs 41.17 crore at the Indian box office.