Ananya Panday (born 30 October 1998) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi-language films and streaming series. She made her feature film debut in the teen romantic comedy "Student of the Year 2" (2019), followed by the romantic comedy "Pati Patni Aur Woh" (2019), which together earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She then starred in the action thriller "Khaali Peeli" (2020) and made her debut in a bilingual project with the sports drama "Liger" (2022).

Panday later appeared in the relationship drama "Gehraiyaan" (2022), the coming-of-age drama "Kho Gaye Hum Kahan" (2023) and the comedy "Dream Girl 2" (2023). In 2024 she headlined the comedy-drama series "Call Me Bae" and starred in the screenlife thriller "CTRL." Her subsequent projects include the historical courtroom drama "Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh" (2025) and the romantic comedy-drama "Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri" (2025).