Mumbai: Ananya Panday is one of the most popular names in Hindi cinema today.
The young actress is currently gearing up for the show Call Me Bae and believes she frequently voices her opinions.
In an interview with Sucharita Tyagi, Ananya said that as a young actor in the industry, she speaks up when it matters, especially about the lines her characters say in films.
Ananya explained that, as a Gen-Z individual, she feels it's important to voice her opinions because they are exposed to so much in the world.
"The way we are exposed to things now, it feels like it's just on your phone, but it's also so much more… I don't know how to label it. It's bad out there. Being a young, Gen-Z person, the only thing I can do is use my voice for what is important."
She continued, "I feel like everyone needs to stand for something. You don't need to stand for everything, but you can stand for something. That's what I try to do. Personally, for me, women's safety and the state of that in our country is very important to speak about, and I do voice my opinion a lot."
The actress also mentioned that she is not comfortable saying things in movies that she feels are wrong.
She gave the example of her pan-India film Liger, where she starred opposite Vijay Deverakonda. She revealed that while reading the script, she had voiced concerns about several lines, saying she wasn't comfortable with them.
"Whenever I am reading a script, I have this red flag thing going on in my mind, like, ‘No Gen-Z person speaks like this.’ This is not okay. It is my duty and responsibility as a woman to be that face and say, 'This is not correct.' If I say that, people are going to think that it is okay."
She added, "For example, in Liger, there were a lot of things where I was like, ‘Listen, I am not okay saying this. As a woman, this is not correct.’ They actually did make those changes, and I am really happy that I voiced my opinion at that time.”
