Koffee With Karan 8: Ananya Panday On Being Trolled For Her "Struggle" Comment - "Don't Want To Sound Like..."

"Honestly, I don't want to sound like I'm victimising myself, saying Oh it's so tough for me," said Ananya Panday

Ananya Panday, who was brutally trolled for her "struggle" comment during an actors' roundtable conference a few years ago, during a recent episode of Koffee With Karan 8, opened up on how she dealt with trolls and more. Looking back at the incident, the actress said, "Honestly, I don't want to sound like I'm victimising myself, saying oh it's so tough for me. It's tough for everyone. It's not easy for anyone in this business no matter at what stage they're in their careers. All I have ever worked for is validation. I'm the daughter of a man who is a huge people pleaser. In every aspect of my life, I just wanted love from people."

Ananya added, "I do want people to think that I'm worthy of the opportunities I have got so far. I'm waiting for good work to come to me and I'm quite excited for the kind of work I'm doing." She added, "I felt that love, but sometimes I feel like I haven't yet gotten the respect from people, and that's something I am working towards and hoping for eventually because I do want to feel validated as a good actor, and I want people to think that I am worthy of the opportunities I have received."

"But I do feel that just because we have grown up in the industry, it's weird because there are moments of our lives that are just permanently present for people to watch and judge, even though we have changed so much from them. I have changed, and I'm hoping people see that and grow with me and see that change," Ananya said during the episode.