Tanya Maniktala Replaces Ananya Panday In Amrita Sher-Gil Biopic? She Says, 'We Have...'

Tanya Maniktala has been impressing fans with her acting chops for seven years now, with A Suitable Boy and Kill being her breakthrough performances. Recently, there was buzz that the actress has also

replaced Ananya Panday in Amrita Sher-Gil’s biopic, and that she will also soon star in a film with Rajkummar Rao. The actress has now broken her silence on both speculations.

Tanya was asked if she had replaced Ananya Panday in the Amrita Sher-Gil biopic, and she said, as quoted by the Hindustan Times, “I have no idea where this piece of information has come from. We have no idea about the Amrita Sher-Gil project. So, I don’t think I can comment on that.”

As for the film with Rajkummar Rao, she said, “Even though the project with Raj sir is not announced, the information has gotten out already. So that is currently under works. It’s not surreal, but at the same time, I think I did not allow myself to imagine and accept that these kinds of things could happen to me.”

“So now that it’s working out, I am thankful to my lucky stars, although I also worked pretty hard towards it. One day, it had to happen. So I’m just glad that I’m prepared for this opportunity that has come my way now,” the actress also mentioned.

All through her career, Tanya lived in Delhi and would travel to Mumbai for shoots. However, around this Diwali, the actress decided to finally take the plunge and move to Mumbai. She said, “There are a lot of firsts happening, and I’m so excited. They come with a lot of joy and excitement, and also have their nervous moments. But I think I am in the company of good people and I’ve kind of got my foot in the door now.”

She added, “I like having to look after myself now because it also gives me a purpose, but I also miss being taken care of. Things like food were always ready at my disposal, so having to learn all of these things from scratch, I’m enjoying the process, but at the same time, also missing the convenience.”

Tanya acknowledged that while Delhi is her home and her comfort zone, she needed to actively be involved in Bollywood.