CTRL Director On What Makes Ananya Panday Ideal For The Film: She Gets Trolled A Little Bit

Romance or thriller, actress Ananya Panday has emerged as the go-to actor to tell stories rooted in modern technology with “CTRL”, Call Me Bae and Kho Gaye Hum Kahan. The filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane, has shared why Ananya Panday was the ideal choice for CTRL.

Vikramaditya Motwane: I just love her as an actress

In an interview with ANI, Motwane revealed what made him choose the actress as the perfect pit for the role. He said, “I saw her performance in Gehraiyaan and really liked it. She was so special in that film, so unique and so present. I loved it. So, the moment the script was ready, it was no brainer to approach her. I wanted someone young, someone social media say, internet savvy and Instagram savvy, who has a strong presence, you know? Someone who comes across as youthful and a youth icon. She also, in a way, gets trolled a little bit and maybe that played a part in it. But mainly, I just love her as an actress”.

He further said, “I think it was just the idea of making this really interesting thriller. I’ve been a big fan of previous screen-life films. I think the inspiration, in that sense has come from movies like Searching and Unfriended, which have used this screen life format- this voyeuristic way of looking at someone’s computer. That has been huge inspiration”.

Netizens laud Ananya Panday’s acting in CTRL

Soon after the release of the film, netizens took to comment section to appreciate the film and acting skills of Ananya Panday. One user wrote, “Absolutely loved this film. It is what most of us are doing these days and will literally push us to introspect ourselves before agreeing to any random app's Terms and conditionsDefinitely recommend people of all age groups to watch this.

Another user wrote, “Okay, Ananya Panday can act, and I love this new Gen Z OTT era for her. But Ananya cheated on Vihaan in 'Call Me Bae' and Vihaan cheated on her in '#CTRL' so it's a break-even, right? In the third show/series, they'll start fresh, right?”

“Yeh kaafi sahi hai. Only 1 hour 40 minutes & ngl Motwane sahab ko thoda lightly le liya tha iss movie ke saath. Ananya did good because she cracked this genre. Started off slow, happy, and unserious but the tension builds as we go deeper into the story. Dekh lo achhi hai”, wrote the third user.