Actor Ananya Panday says she was in disbelief when filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane approached her to star in his next feature film “CTRL”.
The cyber-thriller movie marks her maiden collaboration with Motwane, known for directing critically-acclaimed movies such as “Udaan”, “Lootera” and “Trapped”.
Panday said she has been a fan of Motwane’s work as a filmmaker, starting from his 2010 debut movie “Udaan”.
“‘Udaan’ is my and my mother’s favourite film to watch together, so it was a dream for me… I actually did not believe for the longest time that he was actually asking me to be a part of the film. I was like, ‘You are just going to be there, you are not actually directing the film?’ He said, ‘I’m directing it’,” the 25-year-old actor told PTI.
Also starring Vihaan Samat, “CTRL” has been described as a cutting-edge thriller that will challenge the way people view their reliance on technology.
In the movie, the two actors star as Nella Awasthi and Joe Mascarenhas, a couple who create content together and are loved by their Internet audience.