Actress Ananya Panday was thrilled by a tweet from a fan of her father Chunky Panday who posted an autographed letter and picture of the actor she received sometime in the late 80s. "This is lovely," Ananya tweeted back, "Showing this to dad right away in case he missed it." The fan's tweet contained a picture of the photo of Chunky Panday as a young man and a letter thanking her for his interest in him and listing his upcoming films - Zakhm among them, which released in 1989. The letter, typed on personalized notepaper and signed by the actor, likely dates to 1987-88, after Chunky Panday appeared in Tezaab. "Ananya Panday, check this out," tweeted the fan, a self-described "huge fan" of Chunky Panday. Mr Panday is also tagged but does not appear to have responded yet.
See Ananya Panday's Twitter exchange with her father's fan here:
Tezaab was Chunky Panday's breakout film - he played a supporting role as friend to Anil Kapoor who was cast as the main lead. Tezaab was the actor's second film after his debut in Aag Hi Aag ; he previously appeared as an extra in 1981's Rocky. Chunky Panday went on to star in films like Ghar Ka Chirag, Zahreelay, Vishwatma, Aankhen and Insaniyat in the Eighties and Nineties. Mr Panday has had a steady career in Bollywood with films such as Apna Sapna Money Money, Begum Jaan and the Housefull series to his credit. He was last seen in 2020's Jawaani Jaaneman and the Marathi film Vikun Tak last year.
Ananya Panday, Chunky and Bhavana Panday's older daughter, is also an actor and made her debut in 2019's Student Of The Year 2. Ananya has since starred in Pati Patni Aur Woh and Khaali Peeli. She is currently working on