He won an award from IMDB, his first ever, and his words give me hope about his future. If he actually lays low and does not do all the bullshit other nepos and "stars" do and just focusses and works hard on his acting career, he really has limitless potential. After seeing one of my fave actors destroy his career due to his horrid personality and fake OTT behaviour, I need actors with potential to stay out of the limelight and just come out when it is time to promote their films, hopefully without being cringy.
Panday said: “The IMDb ‘Breakout Star’ STARmeter Award is the first award of my acting career, and the fact that it comes directly from audiences makes it all the more special. I spent my whole childhood scouring IMDb, seeing different polls, watching the rise and fall of various movies and shows. IMDb was a portal for me to lose myself into world cinema. To be mentioned on it, to be a part of it, to be honored by it, and to know that I’m up there somewhere, would have been something that that a 12-year-old on his box computer could never have fathomed, but always dreamed of.”
The actor also acknowledged key industry figures: “I’d like to thank Adi sir [Yash Raj Films chair and MD Aditya Chopra] for believing in me and Mohit sir for being the best mentor I could have asked for in this journey of ‘Saiyaara’. Sharing this award with my co-star Aneet makes this achievement even more special. She deserves not only this but the world. For now, I want to focus on my journey ahead. I want to focus on my next film and work twice as hard to deliver another performance that I can be proud of. I’m overwhelmed to have received this unanimous love from people, it still shocks me to this day, and honestly, I think the only way to go forward is keep my head low and keep working.”
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