Updated On: 20 August, 2022 07:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Having won praise for `Gehraiyaan`, Ananya Panday says it gave her the confidence to be uninhibited in a masala film like `Liger`

Ananya Panday
In some ways, `Liger` is an opportunity that doesn’t come easily to a young actor — to be able to debut all over again, this time, in multiple languages. But four-film-old Ananya Panday is assured as she, along with Vijay Deverakonda, fronts director Puri Jagannadh’s multi-lingual that will introduce her to a wider audience across the country. “Deciding to do the film was daunting,” she admits, right at the start of our chat. “I was stepping out of my comfort zone, and learning the tropes of a new set-up and film vocabulary. Puri sir and Vijay held my hand throughout. Thankfully, my character is speaking in Hindi mostly, so the language wasn’t much of a barrier.”