Ananya Panday reveals she ‘idolised’ Deepika Padukone while growing up : Bollywood News

Deepika Padukone is currently enjoying the new phase in her life after she recently embraced motherhood, and it is a known fact that this is a cherished milestone in her life. On the other hand, through her consistent achievements, the actress has not only won a place in the hearts of many and has become an inspirational force for many including Ananya Panday. The Call Me Bae actress recently opened up about it and how she has idolised her since childhood.

Ananya Panday reveals she ‘idolised’ Deepika Padukone while growing up

Readers would recall that Ananya Panday and Deepika Padukone shared screen space in their 2022 streaming release Gehraiyaan. While sharing her experience working with Deepika and how she draws inspiration from her, Ananya said, "Deepika, as you said I idolised her growing up, she the most beautiful woman ever and she’s such a brave actor. She is the first like female superstar that I worked with, and I saw her on Gehraiyaan, she was so clear about how the set is run, things she needs an actor on a set to give the best that she can in that moment. I was like okay. This is to conduct myself. You know as a girl you can ask step up and you can ask and you’ll get what you want. So yeah, that’s what I learnt from Deepika."

Speaking about the current work, Deepika Padukone last featured in Kalki 2898 AD which received success across the country. The actress is currently on a maternity break and is yet to make an official announcement about her upcoming projects. On the other hand, Ananya Panday is riding high on the compliments coming her way for her role in Call Me Bae. The actress is prepping for the release of the Vikramaditya Motwane film CTRL which will release on Netflix on October 4.

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