MUMBAI: Chunky Panday spilled the beans about an encounter that his Ananya Panday had with Naseeruddin Shah on the sets of her new film, directed by Shakun Batra.

In a conversation with Cyrus Broacha, Chunky said that Naseeruddin Shah refers to him as the 'Great Panday'.

When Cyrus called him 'the most famous Panday', the actor said, "I am the most famous Panday in the universe. Not only in the world." He then narrated a story about his daughter.

He said, "In fact, Cyrus, something very funny happened. My daughter was shooting with Naseeruddin Shah, for a film, for Shakun Batra. And she went to meet him, and he asked her, 'How's the Great Panday?' So my daughter thought he was talking about her, so she says, 'I'm fine, sir', and he says, 'No, I'm talking about your dad'. So if Naseeruddin Shah can call me 'the Great Panday' I must be the greatest in the universe."

Chunky has often said how proud he is to be known as Ananya Panday's dad. 
He had said, "I was never worried if my name would be associated with her because let's face it, I'm not such a big star. However, I was scared whether my daughter would be accepted or not (by the audience). Every star's kid is either accepted or not accepted. The audience has to like the person and accept the person as in she's our girl, Ananya is a part of us, like a hero is accepted – he's our hero. Similarly, it needed to be like she's our heroine. I wanted her to be accepted and that was my only fear because so many come and some get accepted while some do not."

Credits: Hindustan Times