Updated On: 12 July, 2025 01:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Anurag Kashyap recently opened up about nepo kids, calling Ananya Panday his favourite one. He highlighted how she has grown as an actor, especially after Siddhant Chaturvedi`s infamous comment about struggles

Ananya Panday and Anurag Kashyap
Nepotism in Bollywood has been a long and ongoing debate in the industry for years now. The `nepo kids` often face heated criticism and trolling, especially online. While some of them have showcased their talent and earned critical acclaim, others continue to face constant scrutiny for being a star kid. During a recent interview, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap called Ananya Panday, the daughter of Chunky Panday, one of his favourite nepo kids. He also opened about how he believes she has changed and evolved over the years.
In a recent interview with Juggernaut, he was asked about his favourite nepo baby. Anurag named Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ananya Panday and Ayan Mukerji. While talking about Ananya`s career graph, he noted, “I think she has figured it out. I think long back in an interview, Siddhant Chaturvedi had said, ‘our struggles end where yours begin,’ and she took it very personally. Something altered inside her because she changed after that. Something about her changed. After that, I saw her in CNTRL, Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, and Gehraiyaan. Something flipped inside her, and she found herself — or she is on the path to finding herself. But whatever it is, she is doing great stuff. She is taking risks, and she is quite mature. She experiments. She is not playing safe, unlike others.”
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