Actor Ananya Panday was the latest celebrity to arrive on Arbaaz Khan’s show ‘Pinch’. Going by the format of the show, the host reads out hurtful tweets to the celebrities and they respond to the haters. Ananya is no stranger to trolling and hate, and has faced attacks for her take on nepotism, Instagram photos and captions.
Talking about trolling, Ananya said, “There’s no solution to the hate. If someone is filled with so much hate and poison, the response should be love. If you also respond with love, there will be more hate in the world.” Unfazed by the comments, Ananya laughed at some, particularly regarding her accent. “Everyone has opinions, some are funny, if they aren’t too mean or something personal.”
Ananya also talked about her ‘struggling days’ comment made at a roundtable interview with Rajeev Masand, where she equated struggle to not being part of ‘Koffee With Karan’. She said, “I could have framed it in a better way. What I wanted to say didn’t come across well and it came across wrong. I think I’ve become calm, and I think before I speak. I’m not saying this will be the last mistake I’ll make. I just want people to be on this journey with me, grow and change. I’m very young and still in the limelight. Usually people my age are going to college and partying, but I wouldn’t want to change my life now.”
Ananya acknowledges that she has made mistakes, and will continue to do so. She said, “Honestly I’ve made lots of stupid things. When someone asked me what I would eat for breakfast, I’ve answered omelette with egg.”