Ananya Panday Was In 'Shock' On Landing Vikramaditya Motwane's Control: 'It Took Me Some Time...'

After Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, Ananya Panday is getting ready for her next movie, a cyber thriller tentatively titled Control, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane. In an interview with Galatta Plus, she mentioned being “in shock” when the filmmaker first asked her to be part of the project.

Ananya said that she couldn’t believe she got the film. “With Vikram sir, it was actually a dream to work with him because I’ve watched Udaan countless times. It’s my mum’s favourite movie. I think I was in shock when he wanted to meet me. To begin with, when my team said Vikram sir wants to meet you, I said, ‘For what? He wants to work with me?’ And when I met him, I asked him, ‘Are you sure you’re directing this film?’ He said, ‘Ya, I’m sure.’ So it took me some time to register that I’m working with Vikram sir,” she said during the interview.

Ananya also revealed that she suffers from low self-belief. “The self-belief is very low in me. I’m a validation-seeking sort of person. So even when I’m on set, I need my directors to confirm like 10 times that the shot was okay. I’m always like, ‘Was it okay? Should I do one more?’ Even when someone praises my work or compliments me, my first reaction is, ‘Really? Are you sure? Me?’ So I have that, which I’m trying to get better at. I don’t know where it comes from. I think it’s always been in my personality,” she added.

Vikramaditya Motwane started directing with the 2010 film Udaan and later made movies like Lootera, Trapped, Bhavesh Joshi Superhero, and Sacred Games. He also directed Ak vs Ak, the recent film Jubilee, and is working on a documentary called Indi(r)a’s Emergency.