Chunky Panday is always ready with a laugh but one can detect the genuine emotion in his voice when he talks about his two beloved daughters — Ananya and Rysa. One can feel the paternal pride bursting through his voice as he discusses Ananya’s performance in Call Me Bae. The actor takes time off from his busy shoot to deliberate on dads and daughters.
Excerpts from the interview: How has your relationship with your daughters Ananya and Rysa changed over time? My relationship with my daughters has evolved with their ages. When they were babies, and later when they were toddlers, I taught them, pampered them, and scolded them. During their days as students — from age 10 to 19 — I travelled with them and tried to introduce them to this wonderful world.
And now that they are in the 20 to 29 age span, they teach me, they pamper me, and they scold me (laughs). Do you miss having a son? Not at all. I never wanted a son.
We were always two brothers growing up in our childhood home and we really troubled our parents so I always wanted a daughter. I'm lucky to have these two beautiful girls. I love both my daughters more and more every day.
I show my affection by calling them by a zillion different pet names. How dependent are your daughters on their father? At whatever age they are, they know for sure that whenever there is a problem, Dad is their first and last resort. I can't say how dependent they are on me, but they are aware that I will solve anything for them.
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