Ananya Panday Shares How Online Trolls Ruined Her Mental Health & It Is Heartbreaking

Ananya Panday was barely out of her teen years when she made her Bollywood debut and it hasn’t exactly been a cakewalk for her. From being skinny-shammed to getting bashed for being a star kid, Ananya has faced the internet’s heat for almost everything she does or stands for. At an impressionable age, the actress has been subjected to the kind of trolling that can make anyone question their very identity.

In a recent interview, Ananya opened up on how the constant trolling took a toll on her mental health. The Student Of The Year 2 star shared, “I don’t think the feeling of being trolled constantly will ever get resolved inside me. There are days when something really affects me. I feel really bad when I read negative stuff about myself. But there are moments when I get over it and feel strong. I feel I can deal with it. I think I am just trying to focus more on improving myself as an actor and giving people a chance to doubt me.”

The anonymity and accessibility of social media mean that it’s easy for people to join in the cacophony and target others. But this is unfair and no one deserves to be bashed for merely doing their job. Just like any other working individual, Ananya is trying to excel in her workplace and slamming her for simply existing is atrocious. 

That said, this is not the first time that Ananya has spoken about social media bullying. During a recent interaction with Karan Johar, the Khaali Peeli actress shared, “I can’t sit here and pretend I’m happy or I’m very strong and I can deal with everything because I think as a 19-year-old when you’re constantly told that you’re ugly or you’re flat chested or you look a certain way or insult my parents or my sister, it gets a little scary and gets a little sad sometimes because I am like what did I do so wrong you know. Because I try to be a kind, nice person, I work very hard. I am very sincere about my work.”

Dear Ananya, remember what Queen Taylor Swift said—the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate. You do you and just shake it off!

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