Ananya Panday reacts to if she would do ‘merchandise numbers’: ‘There are methods to be attractive, however to not be sexualized and objectified’ |

Glamorous songs have been a part of Indian cinemas ever because the starting. From Katrina Kaif’s ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ to Malaika Arora’s ‘Munni Badnaam’, the variety of glamorous songs, usually often called ‘merchandise numbers’ being produced in Hindi cinema is just surging, and so is their reputation. The idea of such glamorous songs has at all times been a subject of heated debate amongst cinephiles and critics.
Actress Ananya Panday has now opined on the idea and likewise reacted as to whether she is open to doing merchandise numbers. In a latest dialog with People of Bombay, Ananya Panday stated that ‘there are methods through which’ one can do such songs. She acknowledged that she wouldn’t do it if she felt that by way of the track the woman was being disrespected or sexualized. She stated that it needs to be seen from ‘the opposite perspective’, the place possibly the woman is in management.
Elaborating additional, Ananya acknowledged that ‘every part doesn’t should be executed in the way in which that it’s been executed for therefore a few years’. She asserted that as a substitute there are methods to alter issues round, to be ‘attractive however to not be sexualized and objectified’. Ananya added, “It’s about simply switching the management to the woman as a substitute of the person.”
The ‘Name Me Bae’ actress additionally addressed the problem of males’s stares in such a track, the place they’re requested to take their shirts off and objectified. The actress’ contemporary perspective that objectification of any variety no matter gender will not be okay has added a brand new dimension to the entire debate.

On the work entrance, Ananya Panday will probably be subsequent seen in ‘CTRL’.