Bollywood diva Ananya Panday revealed that she got inspired by influencers and bloggers for her latest on-screen character Nella Awasthi in Netflix’s ‘CTRL.
During the conversation with an Indian media outlet, Ananya Panday opened up on her latest release, screen life thriller ‘CTRL’, and said that she drew inspiration mainly from her cousin, the popular YouTuber Alanna Panday, and her husband Ivor McCray.
She played Nella and her onscreen partner Joe played by Vihaan Samat.
Panday said, “I see a lot of influencers, but my cousin Alanna and her husband are couple-bloggers. They make vlogs about everything – from when they met, to their wedding, to her pregnancy, and even her journey with their baby. They’ve covered it all on their YouTube channel.”
“Watching them was a close-to-home reference, helping me understand the sacrifices required to be a public figure, especially when your life is exposed even more than an actor’s,” explained the ‘Call Me Bae’ star.
Meanwhile, Ananya’s second OTT project, Vikramaditya Motwane’s cyber-thriller ‘CTRL’, co-starring rising actor Vihaan Samat, is now streaming on Netflix.