Ananya Panday reveals how Shah Rukh Khan’s films gave her the wrong idea of love and the ‘ideal man’ – Times of India

Talking about how her idea of romantic relationships has changed over time, she said that growing up watching Shah Rukh Khan’s films gave her the wrong ideas of relationships. The actress, who is BFFs with SRK’s daughter, Suhana Khan, said in an interview with bollywoodlife.com, “While I was growing up, I watched a lot of Shah Rukh Khan’s films, and I wanted an ideal man who would be madly in love with me and look at me with love-struck eyes. After a while, I realized that love is a lot about communication and friendship.”

Ananya was also asked about ‘modern relationships’ and her thoughts on the younger generation switching from one partner to the next. She reasoned, “I think there is more access to meet more people and I think it also comes from what Deepika was saying about putting yourself first. You don’t want to settle and I don’t think that should be taken in a bad way as well.”

She further added, “I probably don’t see it in a casual sense but I would see it as you don’t want to settle for something that doesn’t make you as happy or would not satisfy you as much.”

The actor, who made foray into movies with 2019’s ‘Student of the Year 2’ and went on to feature in ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ and ‘Khaali Peeli’, said she always believed that ‘Gehraiyaan’ would be a perfect training ground for her.

“I wanted to work with Shakun and Deepika. I went into the film wanting to learn and absorb as much as I could from people around me — be it Shakun, Deepika, Dhairya or Siddhant. I wanted to learn as much as I could. I just had a feeling that the film would help me grow as an actor and as a person. I’m happy to see it has changed me,” Ananya told PTI in an interview.

With the film, which premiered on an OTT platform earlier this month, the actor said she has figured out her process as a performer.

“I felt honesty in my performance, that’s because I’m growing and I hope to continue growing with every film. But just to be completely present in every scene, being honest, listening to my co-actors and reacting to it as naturally as possible was different. I developed and found my process as an actor,” she added.

The 23-year-old shared that she was “nervous” about playing a layered character like Tia so early on in her career, but the love she has received for her performance has motivated her to make bold decisions.