Did you know Ananya Panday wants to follow in Deepika Padukone's footsteps?

Ananya Panday is lined up with back to back movies, and she wants to explore all genres like her next movie Shakun Batra's untitled film's co-star.

After Student of the Year 2, Ananya Panday was compared with Alia Bhatt because of her bubbly nature and cute appearance. And, both of their debut films is SOTY. (Picture Credits: Ananya Panday Instagram, Getty)

Later, Ananya was featured in Pati Patni Aur Woh and Khalt, did you know that she wants to follow in Deepika Padukone's footsteps to step forward in Bollywood?

A close source revealed to Bollywood Life,  "Ananya doesn't want to be cast into a particular image. She wants to do roles that help her portray versatility. So be it glam or girl next door roles, she wants to be able to play varied characters, and be able to come across as relatable to the audience."

"She's been following and observing Deepika's body of work and is an admirer of how Deepika can do an XXX: Return of Xander Cage, Padmaavat, Piku and Chhapaak, and be convincing in all the characters that are too far apart," the source further mentioned.

Ananya's pan-Indian movie Liger starring Vijay Deverakonda will surely break the actress's stereotype character structure. Other than this, she will be seen in Shakun Batra's next untitled film featuring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Deepika Padukone.