Ananya Panday Opens Up About Working With Vijay Deverakonda; Calls Him ‘Kind And Soft Spoken’

After winning hearts with her stunning performance in hits like student of the Year 2 and Pati Patni Aur Woh, the gorgeous and very talented Ananya Panday is all set to wow fans yet again with her next film. She will be sharing the big screen with South superstar Vijay Deverakonda in Puri Jagannadh's next project, tentatively titled Fighter. The team wrapped up the first schedule in early March and is now waiting for the coronavirus lockdown to get over before continuing with the shoot.

In a recent chat with Mid-Day, Ananya opened up about the multi-lingual film, which will release in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. She shared, “We both are entering different territories; I am new to South cinema, and Vijay is foraying into Hindi cinema. So, we both are nervous and can relate to the other's state of mind.” She also shared her experience of working with the heartthrob and said, “I have yet to meet someone who is so grounded and humble despite being such a huge star. He is kind and soft spoken.”

Revealing some juicy details about Fighter, Ananya stated, “I have a strong character arc in the film, and my part is pivotal [to the story]. So, it has been a liberating experience to be part of such a film. Also, at the end of the day, I think content is all that matters. We shouldn't divide the industries on the basis of language. Parasite [Korean film, 2019] winning [the top honours] at the Oscars has shown that language isn't a barrier anymore.” The beauty has reportedly also taken up Telugu for the film. She said, “Actually, the film will be released in five languages. So when we go into dubbing, I will try and dub in as many languages as I can.”

Well, we are extremely excited to see Ananya in this new avatar!