Ananya Panday performs at IPL celebrations in Mumbai, father Chunky Panday elated

ANI March 31, 2025 745 views

Bollywood actress Ananya Panday brought her signature energy to the IPL celebrations at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Her performance was particularly exciting for fans, with her proud father Chunky Panday capturing the electric atmosphere. The match featured Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders battling it out on the cricket field. This performance highlighted the perfect blend of entertainment and sports that makes IPL such a unique sporting event.

"Absolute electric atmosphere" - Chunky Panday
Mumbai, March 31: Actor Ananya Panday added Bollywood glamour to the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai just before the start of the IPL match between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Mumbai Indians (MI) on Monday evening.

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Ananya Panday brings Bollywood glamour to IPL celebrations

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Chunky Panday proud of daughter's energetic performance

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Mumbai Indians seek first win of the season

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KKR looks to build on previous victory

The young artiste was chosen to perform at the IPL mega celebrations in Mumbai. With her energetic dance, she definitely excited spectators, especially Bollywood fans.

Ananya's father and actor Chunky Panday, who was present at the stadium, shared a video from Ananya's performance and captioned it, "Absolute electric atmosphere."

Speaking of the match, MI won the toss and opted to bowl against KKR.

Hardik Pandya said after winning the toss, "We gonna bowl first, looks like a good track. Knowing Wankhede, dew may or may not come. There might be some early swing; it plays well, so we thought chasing is a good option. We want to get into a good rhythm and kickstart. Overall, we want to play better cricket, we need to stay calm. Will Jacks come back, and we have a debutant - Ashwani."

Mumbai Indians are still in the hunt for their first win of the season.

KKR, on the other hand, lost their first encounter against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and won comprehensively against Rajasthan Royals (RR).

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, and Vignesh Puthur.

Reader Comments

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Sarah K.
Ananya killed it with her performance! 🔥 So proud to see young Bollywood talent shining at big events like IPL. Her energy was infectious!
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Rahul P.
While I appreciate Ananya's enthusiasm, I wish they'd feature more established performers too. The IPL stage deserves the best of the best.
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Priya M.
Chunky Panday's reaction was so wholesome! You can tell he's such a proud dad. Family support means everything in showbiz ❤️
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Amit S.
The real excitement was in the match though! MI finally getting their first win - what a turnaround after that shaky start to the season.
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Neha T.
Performance was good but the camera work could've been better - missed some of her best moves! Still, great to see Bollywood meets cricket 🎭🏏
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Vikram J.
Anyone else notice how the celebrity performances always happen at MI matches? Not complaining though - more entertainment for us fans!

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