Ananya Panday shares her two cents on insider vs outsider debate, 'People make you feel ashamed...'

For a long time now, there has been massive debate insiders vs outsiders in the film industry. Nepotism has been much debated and talked-about by everyone who is a part of Bollywood. The struggle that an outsider goes through while entering the film industry is said to be much larger than that of a star kid. Ananya Panday, who is Chunky Panday's daughter, recently spoke about the same. She spoke from a star kid's point of view and how they are made to feel ashamed due to their connections.

Ananya Panday says insiders are made to feel 'ashamed'

In a podcast with Raj Shamani, the Call Me Bae actress Ananya Panday was asked to share the downside of being a star kid. To this, the actress said, "I think people make you feel ashamed of where you come from as a star kid. Like, I don't want to be ashamed of my father. He comes from a family of doctors, but he wanted to be an actor, and he became one. He worked hard and created his own path." She added that being a star kid is not a bad thing but now she is conscious of people's perception. She believes that when audiences see a star on stage, they think of it as 'oh, it's their child'. But she feels that it shouldn't be the case as it is talent and craft that matters. Her statement has now gone viral in entertainment news.

Ananya Panday also went on to add that the industry is very divided on insider vs outsider. She shared that outsiders don't get tagged or shamed as much as insiders. "There's no immediate tag to shame them with, but for insiders, it's become a ticket term, almost like an insult, which I don't think is fair," she shared. Talking about the ups of being a star kid, the CTRL actress shared that it gives her perspective about the industry.

In recent times, Ananya Panday has been in the news as she has spoken about social media trolling and how it affected her.