Ananya Panday Reveals Cousin Alanna Panday and Husband Ivor McCray as Inspiration for ‘CTRL’

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In a recent interview Bollywood starlet Ananya Panday revealed that her cousin Alanna Panday and her husband Ivor McCray were the biggest inspirations for her character as the social media influencer Nella in Vikramaditya Motwane’s new OTT thriller, CTRL.

Ananya shared with me that Alanna and Ivor themselves are some sort of social media influencers, vlogging every moment of their lives. That made for a believable, real-life dynamic to which Ananya could relate in portaying Nella.

So far, CTRL has been receiving rave reviews for storytelling and Ananya’s performance- it is a film about an influencer couple whose relationship crumbles after an incidence of infidelity goes public. The nuanced performances by Ananya to which both viewers and critics have been extending high compliments.

I really loved to get references that were relatable to the ones used by people while creating content like this,” says Ananya Panday. She further adds, “I didn’t have to look far for inspiration. Alanna and Ivor’s vlogs gave me a real insight into the life of influencers, which was invaluable for my role.”

The film is up on Netflix now and has given audiences something that they actually end up wanting.