While talking about nepotism during an interview last year, Ananya Panday had said her father Chunky was never signed by Dharma Productions or appeared on 'Koffee with Karan', adding, "Everyone has their own...struggle." Talking about being criticised for it, Ananya said, "I have...thick skin." "[But]...it does hurt sometimes because I didn't articulate what I wanted to say better," she added.