Mumbai: On actor Chunky Panday’s 63rd birthday Friday, actress Ananya Panday shared an adorable picture from her childhood days to wish her “papa”.
Ananya took to Instagram, where she shared a warm family photograph from her childhood days. In the image, Chunky is seen dressed in a white outfit and holding the actress’s toddler sister in his arms. Bhavna Panday, standing next to him, is smiling. In front of them, a young Ananya is smiling at the camera.
For the caption, Ananya wrote: “Happy birthday, papa.”
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Chunky began his acting career in 1987 with the multi-starrer Aag Hi Aag, opposite Neelam Kothari. He was then cast in Paap Ki Duniya with Sunny Deol and Neelam. From 1987 to 1993, Panday appeared in numerous multi-hero films, often in supporting roles.
His notable successes include Paap Ki Duniya, Khatron Ke Khiladi, Ghar Ka Chiraag, Rupaye Dus Karod, Vishwatma, Lootere, and Aankhen. His only solo hit was Parda Hai Parda.
After suffering a dip in his career, the actor returned in 2003 with minor roles in Qayamat, Elaan, Don, and Apna Sapna Money Money.
He gained popularity for comedy roles, especially as Indo-Italian “Aakhiri Pasta” in Housefull. Preferring character roles over leading ones, he later expanded into villains in Begum Jaan, Prassthanam, Saaho, Sardar, and the web series Abhay, showing his versatility beyond
comedy.
He was recently seen in Housefull 5, which also stars Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, and Sonam Bajwa. They are just a few of the stars who are set to light up the screen.
Also joining the cast are Nargis Fakhri, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Chitrangada Singh, Fardeen Khan, Chunky Pandey, Johnny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Dino Morea, Ranjeet, Soundarya Sharma, Nikitin Dheer, and Akashdeep Sabir.
Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, the film follows multiple impostors who claim to be the son of a recently deceased billionaire as they compete for his fortune while aboard a luxury cruise ship.
The first instalment of the Housefull franchise was released in 2010 and was loosely based on the 1998 Tamil film Kaathala Kaathala. The second instalment hit the big screens in 2012. Meanwhile, Housefull 3 and Housefull 4 were released in 2016 and 2019, respectively.
Meanwhile, Ananya will next be seen in Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri. The upcoming romantic drama, directed by Sameer Vidwans, also stars Kartik Aaryan in the lead role.
The movie marks Ananya’s second collaboration with Kartik after Pati Patni Aur Woh. Produced jointly by Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta, Shareen Mantri Kedia, and Kishor Arora, the highly anticipated drama is slated for a theatrical release February 13, 2026.
IANS
