Ananya Panday started her career following in the footsteps of Alia Bhatt. Alia debuted with the Karan Johar production Student of the Year, Ananya starred in the sequel of the same film. The latter confesses she is a big fan of Alia, who inspired her to step into films.

`Biggest fan of Alia Bhatt`

“I am the biggest fan of Alia Bhatt. We were at some screening of Student of the Year and there were no seats, we were sitting on the floor. I remember she came on screen and Shanaya (Kapoor) and I was like… I want to be her. I just wanted to be her,” Ananya shares.