Ananya Panday is currently enjoying the positive response that her recently released OTT movie CTRL is receiving. Helmed by Vikramaditya Motwane, the screenlife thriller film highlights how social media can be detrimental to one’s mental health and sometimes be fatal too. During one of the promotional interviews, the actress expressed that she wants Reddit and apps like Photoshop to not exit.

Vikramaditya Motwane joined his CTRL muse Ananya Panday for a fun chat with Instant Bollywood. During the conversation, the celebs were asked to share about the social media applications that they think should not exist. The Dream Girl 2 actress was quick to name Reddit. But she changed her answer and said Photoshop. Backing her response, AP said, “I want to see how people look without their photoshopping filters.” When quizzed if people still use the application, Panday clarified that she meant photo editing apps in general. On the other hand, the director wants X (formerly Twitter) to not exist.

On October 4, Ananya Panday’s movie CTRL premiered on Netflix and since then, it has been receiving lauds from audiences and celebs from the entertainment industry. A day after watching the 99-minute movie, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu took to her Instagram Stories and shared a poster of the film. Penning her thoughts about it, she wrote, “Highly recommend and a must-watch #CTRL. It is gripping from start to finish and exceptionally well-made. @ananyapanday you beauty, your performance was outstanding. It made me quickly grab my phone and uninstall several apps. Congratulations, team #CTRL.”

Popular filmmaker Anurag Kashyap who also impressed by the storyline and the performance of Ananya and Vihaan Samat. Hence, he took to social media to praise the team. Sharing the poster of the movie, he wrote, “@motwayne is out with another banger. Again pushing the boundaries of technology and storytelling. You can not contain the man, or put him in a box. Always braver than everyone around him. For me he has always been the go-to person, he introduced me to my first still camera, he taught me sound design and the importance of it, and introduced me to Mac Book.”

The Gangs of Wasseypur director further added, “Always a step ahead of everyone. Now he has gone and made this modern day horror fable. Its a thriller, its scary, its a nightmare with a career best central performance by @ananyapanday. I was lucky to see it on screen but now streaming on @netflix.in . Watch it with good headphones. Congratulations to @nikhildwivedi25. It takes equal amounts of balls to back that it takes to make it. Good job team .”

Trigger Warning: This article contains references to alcohol and cigarettes.

Madhuri Dixit is the diva of the Indian film industry who has stolen the hearts of scores of her admirers. While her acting and dancing skills can make anyone jealous, she has the capability of stealing the spotlight with her smile. In an old interview, her co-star Ajay Devgn admitted smitten by her beauty. The actor also recalled hurting himself on watching her lighting up a room with her presence during the filming of their movie Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke.

Ajay Devgn and Madhuri Dixit were promoting their movie Total Dhamaal on RJ Stutee’s talk show Aur Batao. During the candid chat, the Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha actor admitted being awe-struck by his co-star. He went back in time and took everyone to the sets of the 2001 romantic drama film, Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke. Ajay shared that he was having a drink and was smoking with several others from the cast and the team of the movie. Soon, Madhuri also came and joined them. She was looking so beautiful that he burned himself by putting the cigarette on his face.

The actor shared, “Mere yahan na ek nishaan hai (showing his scar to everyone). Abhi bhi hai. Toh mai baat kara raha tha aur inko dekh raha tha aur maine galati se vo cigarette ulti laga li. Vo mark abhi bhi hai. I got burned. There is a mark, a scar which is there. Toh ye inka scar hai. (There’s a mark which is here still. I was talking and looking at her and this is when I put the cigarette in the wrong direction. The scar is given by her.)” To this, Dixit hilariously stated, “Meri yaad leke ghoom rahe hai. (He is carrying my memory with him).”

Meanwhile, on the work front, Ajay will be sharing the screen with Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Arjun Kapoor and Jackie Shroff in Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again releasing this Diwali.

Disclaimer: If you know someone who is struggling with alcohol or substance abuse, please reach out to the authorities and report it. There are several helplines available for the same.