Ananya Panday reveals why she was terrified of ‘muhfat’ Sara Ali Khan in school; leaves netizens divided

Female actors can never be good friends. This is a myth we’ve heard several times. But there have also been many stars who have broken this rumored stereotype and set BFF goals. One such friendship that we witnessed over the years was between Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Panday. Many thought that the star kids consider each other as competitors. However, when they graced Karan Johar’s chat show together last year, we got to know how close they are. But did you know that there was a time when Ananya was terrified of Sara and hid from her?

In an interview clip that surfaced online, Ananya recalled her school days with Sara. She said: ‘There was always a myth that Sara Ali Khan… so I actually hid from her at school because I was terrified. As if she is muhfat, as she now says. But at school she looked even more like muhfat and said absolutely everything. So I was always like, ‘she’s going to say something about me’.” Ananya clarified that Sara never “made fun” of her, but added, “She didn’t know my name and she didn’t want to know my name.”

Ananya further shared a memory of the time they were together in a school play in which Sara played the lead role. Instead of bothering to ask Ananya’s name, Sara called her ‘Yes girl, come here’. Well, this viral clip has left the netizens divided. Some fans slammed Ananya. For example, a troll wrote: “Ananya trying so hard to justify her struggles in life by acting cute but in the process discredits other actresses is not a cool sympathy k liye kuch b bolna hai bss bachpan ki baat vo b in interview.” Meanwhile, some sided with Ananya. Sara, a netizen, wrote, “She was pretentious from the beginning as her PR portrayed as sati Savitri, thank God her true colors are being seen .”

Well, it’s nice to see how far the two actors have come. On the film front, Ananya is currently scoring high on the love she received for her film thriller CTRL. Sara, on the other hand, will be featured next time Metro… In Dino.