Onkar Kulkarni (BOMBAY TIMES; November 30, 2019)

After making a glamorous debut with Student Of The Year 2 and playing a sophisticated character in her upcoming film, Pati Patni Aur Woh, Ananya Panday is all set for a different avatar in her third outing, Khaali Peeli. The actress will be seen speaking in tapori lingo in the film, which features Ishaan Khatter opposite her. Shedding more light on her character, Ananya says, “I play a girl from Mumbai in the film and so, I will be seen speaking in the Bambaiya language. It’s similar to what Alia (Bhatt) did in Gully Boy.”

Praising Alia’s performance in the film, she adds, “I don’t know if I can be as good as Alia, but I will definitely try to match up to her.” Ananya is happy that she’s getting to experiment with the language. She shares, “In Pati Patni Aur Woh, Kartik (Aaryan) and Bhumi (Pednekar) speak Hindi with a different accent, while I speak like a typical Delhi girl. I am happy that I am getting to play with my accent. As soon as you start speaking in a different language or with a different accent, it changes you as a person. It makes you feel liberated; I felt uninhibited when I spoke like my character.”