Actor Ananya Panday took us inside her bag in a candid phase on Vogue India that was as charming because it was relatable. Sure, there have been luxurious staples and wonder must-haves, but it surely was her confessions and playful honesty that made this bag particular.
Proper from the beginning, Panday revealed to her most valuable companion, her canine Riot: “He’s probably the most excellent canine on the earth. I simply take a look at him and I’m similar to, how can a lot love be in such a tiny physique? He simply got here into my life on the proper time.”
“Once I hear his toes, I simply really feel like I’m residence,” she shared. “If I’m simply feeling unhappy, he’ll take a look at me and tilt his head, and I’m similar to… nothing issues on this world.”
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Ananya’s Chanel 25 bag matches her “entire life into one bag, and also you’ll actually be shocked about what all I can hold in my bag.”
What does this embrace? A multifunctional array of necessities: her cellphone, at all times by her aspect, a lipstick for fast touch-ups, and an excellent cute star-shaped Chanel pouch the place she shops little issues like earphones, mints, and rubber bands; “simply small cutesy stuff,” as she calls it.
Her bag additionally carries a shawl, versatile sufficient to tie round her head and even put on as a prime. She joked about utilizing her headphones not only for music, but additionally, “I’ve my headphones to cease listening to different folks. It really works nice for each.”
Ananya shared her newest musical obsession: “I’m obsessive about this music referred to as Aahista Aahista,” and her favorite podcast: “I really like Name Her Daddy.”
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For quiet moments, Ananya retains a Sally Rooney ebook in her bag — “She’s one in all my favorite authors. I’ve learn all her books.”
There’s additionally a hidden pouch contained in the bag, excellent for “secret stuff” like her home keys, which, she notes, have grow to be important now that she lives alone. “I additionally actually get pleasure from this extra pouch that the bag has as a result of I can hold some secret stuff in it.”And tucked inside are her grandmother’s bangles: “I even have my dadi‘s bangles, that she gave me, which I at all times carry round all over the place I’m going.”
Ananya additionally confirmed off a unusual element: a backup canine toy for Riot when he visits her on set. As a result of, as she places it, he wants leisure too.
Amongst her must-haves is a hand sanitiser (a post-COVID behavior), and her absolute favorite — tiger balm. “I can not reside with out it. I exploit this to sleep, to chill out… It’s the very best. I can’t even put it into phrases. It’s too good.”
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And if she might magically match an individual into her bag? It could be her sister Rysa. “She’s my favorite particular person ever… however like a mute model of Rysa, so she doesn’t say something to me,” the actor quipped with fun.