{"id":151424,"date":"2025-11-21T05:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/151424\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T05:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:40:10","slug":"ahaan-panday-says-he-comes-from-behind-a-fence-his-only-privilege-was-seeing-the-industry-up-close-chikki-panday-is-not-a-star-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/151424\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahaan Panday says he \u2018comes from behind a fence\u2019; his only privilege was seeing the industry up close, \u2018Chikki Panday is not a star\u2019 | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ahaan Ahaan Panday<\/a> has emerged as one of the most talked-about newcomers of the year, following the release of Mohit Suri\u2019s Saiyaara. Son of businessman Chikki Panday and former model Deanne Panday, and nephew of actor Chunky Panday, Ahaan has often been labelled a \u2018star kid\u2019\u2014despite neither of his parents being Bollywood actors. His family\u2019s close ties with the film industry, including his father\u2019s long-standing friendship with Shah Rukh Khan and Ahaan’s own bond with Aryan Khan, have only amplified that perception.But in a new interview with GQ, the young actor shared that he has always felt like he wasn\u2019t fully a part of the industry circle.<\/p>\n

Ahaan on privilege and perception<\/p>\n

When asked whether star kids are judged more harshly today, Ahaan said, \u201cI can\u2019t speak from experience because Chikki Panday is not a star. But if I have to speak on behalf of my friends, I think each has their own trials and tribulations.\u201dHe was then asked whether he feels unfairly clubbed with Bollywood star children. Ahaan responded, \u201cI’ve always felt like the place I come from is behind a fence. I can reach out through it, but I can\u2019t quite touch what\u2019s on the other side. Even as a child, I felt that way\u2014surrounded by the film industry, but never really in it. What I consider my privilege is that I got to see it all up close. Being around people who were excelling in the industry taught me a lot from the other side of that fence.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Raksha Bandhan, Ahaan Panday\u2019s Emotional Wedding Video With Sister Alanna Leaves Fans in Tears<\/p>\n

Parents were hesitant about his acting dreams<\/p>\n

Ahaan revealed that his parents were initially unsure about him joining the movies, having witnessed Chunky Panday\u2019s highs and lows over the decades. Their apprehension, however, didn\u2019t deter him. He recalled giving his first audition at the age of 16\u2014surprisingly, without any fear.\u201cMy parents didn\u2019t have expectations either; they thought acting was just a hobby. They had no idea I could even act. When they saw the film, they were emotional, not because it did well, but because they realised I genuinely love what I\u2019m doing. That made them extremely happy,\u201d he shared.After impressing audiences and critics with Saiyaara, Ahaan is gearing up for his next big project. He will soon be seen in Ali Abbas Zafar\u2019s upcoming action film, backed by YRF, where he stars opposite Sharvari.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ahaan Panday has emerged as one of the most talked-about newcomers of the year, following the release of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151425,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[85599,719,85604,85602,85603,85601,85600,85446,78532,93,61,60,270,723],"class_list":{"0":"post-151424","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-ahaan","9":"tag-ahaan-panday","10":"tag-ahaan-panday-debut-film","11":"tag-ahaan-panday-family","12":"tag-ahaan-panday-movies","13":"tag-ahaan-panday-saiyaara","14":"tag-ananya-panday-cousin","15":"tag-chikki-panday","16":"tag-chunky-panday","17":"tag-entertainment","18":"tag-ie","19":"tag-ireland","20":"tag-movies","21":"tag-saiyaara"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}