On the work front, her romantic drama, helmed by Shakun Batra, co-starring Deepika Padukone and Siddhant Chaturvedi, will be unveiled soon, followed by her multilingual debut opposite Vijay Deverakonda in Puri Jagannadh’s Liger. “I also have to start shooting for Kho Gaye Hum Kahan with Siddhant and Adarsh Gourav. It’s going to be directed by Arjun Singh and I can’t wait to start that one. It’s an exciting project. I have a happy, packed year with all these releases and some more announcements that are yet in the pipeline,” said Ananya, excitedly.
While she shook a leg with Will Smith in her debut, Student of the Year 2, Ananya will share screen space with Mike Tyson in Liger, which is also his Bollywood debut. When we brought this up, she said, “It has been a dream come true for me. I mean, I love Will Smith and he was a part of my debut film and now, I’m working with Mike Tyson. I didn’t know if it would really happen but, here we are. It has happened indeed! I have danced with Will Smith and I’ve shot scenes with Mike Tyson. When he just went in front of the camera, he owned it – he was so cool and powerful. He has such a magnetic personality. I was stunned. I didn’t know Mike Tyson would shoot with us. I can never forget the day we shot together.”
Ananya, in a career spanning a few years, has already had a mix of releases – on the OTT platforms and in cinemas – a trend likely to continue in the business in the future. When asked about it, Ananya said, “This is such an exciting time to be an actor. I mean, cinemas are opening up and people are going in with popcorns and enjoying a good movie. It was a blast watching Sooryavanshi on the big screen. And at the same time, there are amazing stories that are being told through the OTT platforms. So, I am looking forward to a lot of action in both places. There is exciting content everywhere and there is no better time to be an artiste than today.”
