Actor Ananya Panday has urged audiences to support diverse cinema in theatres, emphasising that nothing can replace the irreplaceable big-screen experience.
Her plea comes on the heels of a tough box-office run, as her last two theatrical releases, romance-drama “Chand Mera Dil” and romantic-comedy “Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri”, failed to find commercial success.
Calling herself a “huge cinema lover”, Panday said she enjoys watching diverse genres on the big screen.
“I love going and watching every kind of a movie in a cinema and if I could go say something to people it would be like, ‘Just go and watch a movie in cinema'. There’s nothing like it. There’s nothing that can replace that experience of sitting down, eating popcorn, having a drink, and living that experience for two or two-and-half hours. I would urge more people (to go to theatres),” Panday said in an interview.
Talking about her last release, the actor said every film charts its own course and destiny, irrespective of box office expectations. “I feel every film has a journey and fate. We got a lot of love for our performances, and the music (in ‘Chand Mera Dil’). The film was well-received. I think films are forever and people will keep watching films,” Panday said.
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Panday, 27, was speaking on the sidelines of Amazon India’s Beautyverse, a flagship beauty discovery experience. Held last week here, it featured a host of celebrities including Shilpa Shetty, Sonakshi Sinha, Karisma Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, among others.
On a query about the constant scrutiny women face, both on and off screen, the actor said it is an issue that cannot be changed overnight.
“It has been going on for years and years and it is not something that if I say something, things will make a difference and change. But I can do what is in my capacity, like when is the time and place to dress up, we are here (at Beautyverse) so I’m dressing up and being glamourous,” Panday said.
“But if I’m off beauty or not shooting something or meant to dress up, I’ll be most myself as possible, I’ll post pictures about it and I’ll show everyone that, I did not wake up like this. So, that the best I can do,” the actor said.
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