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Call Me Bae: Ananya Panday admits that her show is 'a mix of Schitt's Creek, Clueless, Aisha, Nancy Drew'; DEETS
During the trailer launch of Call Me Bae, Ananya Panday revealed that her show is a mix of chick flicks she grew up watching. She also made a special mention of Kareena Kapoor’s Poo.
Ananya Panday launched the trailer of her upcoming web show, Call Me Bae, a few hours back. During the special event, the actress admitted that her show is inspired by many women-led comedy films, including Alicia Silverstone's Clueless and Sonam Kapoor’s Aisha. The actress also talked extensively about her experience working on a long-format series.
Today, on August 20, a while back, Ananya Panday launched the trailer of her maiden OTT series, Call Me Bae, in Mumbai. In the upcoming show, she will be seen playing the titular role of Bae, aka Bella Chaudhary, who was born into a privileged family. Things take an unexpected turn when she gets downgraded to middle class.
Talking about her comedy-drama show, the actress revealed that it combines the "chick-flick kind of movies" she loved while growing up. "And then there was obviously Poo, who was iconic. I literally dressed up as Poo two years ago... I have all her quotes on my mirror and everything, so she's really left an imprint on me. It's like a mix of Schitt's Creek, Clueless, Aisha, Nancy Drew...," she mentioned.
Ananya said we don’t get to watch many of these "light, young adult, happy and fun" shows. The actress mentioned that despite her character having all of these traits, her character is "fully her own person." In addition, the actress also called her portrayal in the show a fun yet challenging role in her career.
She explained her point by mentioning that this was the first time she was doing a long-format series. Drawing a comparison with films, she mentioned that one has a couple of scenes in the movie that deprive them of building up a backstory. However, the long format shows give one a chance to do that.
She also credited the team and the crew of the show for the dialogues, which were written that way. She admitted to having fun while working on it.
Call Me Bae also stars Vir Das, Varun Sood, Vihaan Samat, Muskkkaan Jaferi, and more. Backed by Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, and Somen Mishra under the banner of Dharmatic Entertainment Pvt Ltd, the show is scheduled to stream on Amazon Prime Video on September 6, 2024.
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