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Initially it was very upsetting and disturbing for all of us: Chunky Panday on daughter Ananya Panday being trolled

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Chunky Panday has been a popular face in Bollywood for over four decades. The actor has featured in over 100 films and is well aware of all the highs and lows of the industry and has seen both the good and bad parts film industry has to offer. So what was his advice to his daughter Ananya who is trying to mark her own space in the film industry?

Ananya made her debut with Karan Johar’s Student of the Year 2 in 2019 and later went on to appear in films like Pati Patni Aur Woh, and Khaali Peeli which had a digital release in 2020.

Talking about the advice he gave Ananya while she was about to enter Bollywood, Chunky said, “Well, I told her very important is don’t imitate anyone else’s success story because it’s not going to work for you, carve out your own success story. And never underestimate or overestimate anyone. This is very important in our industry, especially because if someone has made a hit with someone else, it’s not necessary that the person will deliver a hit with you. So don’t chase the wrong person all the time, let things come to you. I mean, of course, go out and try and get them, but understand. Don’t calculate too much; so much calculation is not good, but just understand it and you should feel happy doing it and it’ll work for you”.

Ananya who has a huge following on social media has often been the object of online trolling. Talking about his views on the social media culture, Chunky said that although social media has a lot of great things to offer, it is notorious for invading people’s privacy as well. Remembering his days in the industry when there was no social media or phones with cameras Chunky said that they could get away with almost anything. However kids today have to be very careful with what they post.

Expressing his reaction to trolling that Ananya faced, Chunky said, “Initially it was very upsetting and disturbing for all of us. But then I said, listen, girl, this is an app. It’s not a human being. Why are you having so many emotions? I mean, I know it’s a lot of people on it, but in the end, you can delete it anytime, you can go back to it anytime. So treat it that way, you know, but of course, it is disturbing for a parent or a person to read all these kinds of things. But as they say, it is nothing personal, only business (laughs). It’s going to be there forever, trolling is not going to stop.”

The actor further revealed that Ananya has now started an initiative called So Positive, which helps young kids cope with trolling.

Chunky concludes by saying that the platform should come with a disclaimer about being trolled and finds it funny that people have become critics on the platform meant for expression.