Ananya Panday and Lakshya starrer ‘Chand Mera Dil’ has been attracting attention over the past few days, not because of its story or its box office performance, but because of a dance sequence featuring Ananya Panday.
Social media quickly turned the clip into a meme fest after her Bharatanatyam-inspired performance went viral online. The actress was brutally mocked, with many claiming that her dance moves were nowhere near the classical art form.
Ananya Panday is brutally trolled for her Bharatnatyam moves in Chand Mera Dil
Netizens compared her performance with legendary Bollywood actresses like Sridevi and others known for mastering classical dance forms. Not just social media users, a section of the media sought opinions from trained Bharatanatyam experts and classical dancers on the sequence.
Chunky Bandai He supports his daughter Ananya for receiving backlash online
Now, Ananya’s father, actor Chunky Panday, has come to her defence. Speaking to ETimes, he clarified that the sequence was never intended to be pure Bharatanatyam.“I think people completely misunderstood it. It was never meant to be pure Bharatanatyam. It was a fusion performance, a kind of experimental dance that you often see college students performing at social or cultural events,” he said.Chunky further explained that people mistook the act as a concert classic and judged it accordingly.
“People assumed it was traditional Bharatanatyam and started judging it from that lens. But pure Bharatanatyam requires years and years of rigorous training. Almost 20 years of discipline and precision. It is very technical and structured, almost robotic in its movements and expressions.”Describing it as a creative experience, he added: “This is a combination of futuristic and advanced dance forms with elements of traditional dance.
It’s a creative mix, not a classical concert. I would ask people to watch the film and understand the context before responding.
About Chand Mera Dil
Set against the backdrop of an engineering college, Chand Mera Dil follows Aarav and Chandni, two students whose passionate romance takes an unexpected turn when they reach adulthood and responsibilities very early in their lives. What begins as a youthful love story gradually turns into an intense emotional journey about marriage, fatherhood, sacrifice, and self-discovery.On the professional front, Chunky Panday was last seen in the film Rahu Ketu and will next be seen in David Dhawan’s upcoming film titled Hai Jawaani Toh Ishq Hona Hai.