Rashmika Mandanna was appointed as the brand ambassador for Swarovski back in August 2025, and Aneet Padda signed with Lakme in September 2025. Still, the face we are missing is that of Ananya Panday—one of the worthy contemporaries in 2025, who seemingly has gone off the spotlight.
If we tally the work we got to see recently, Aneet Padda blew it with her performance in the movie Saiyaara. And Rashmika Mandanna is earning all the love with her recent feature in the film Thamma—but where is Ananya Panday? We also got to see her other contemporary in the light, Janhvi Kapoor, in Param Sundari. But so far, the only event we can look forward to is Ananya Panday’s birthday on 30th October. Besides, we do not see Ananya Panday in her action.
Reddit users have gone brutal. We saw focus zeroing on nepotism once again. One writes, “It’s always frustrating to see these talentless nepokids climbing the ladder of success & getting all the endorsements left, right & centre with ease while it took Ash, PC, DP decades to prove themselves worthy of it & being the global face of brands.” Well, clearly the nepotism debate doesn’t apply here, with Ananya Panday being out of the race, as of now.
Ananya Panday was last seen in the movie Kesari Chapter 2. We also saw her in Call Me Bae. Call Me Bae 2 is currently in production, according to reports. That’s that —we want to see more of Ananya Panday on the screen—in challenging updos. Till then, we look forward to her birthday celebrations.
