Step Inside Ananya’s House

Ananya
Panday’s
cozy
yet
glamorous
Mumbai
home
reflects
her
signature
aesthetic.

Her
parents
Bhavana
and
Chunky
Panday
live
in
the
same
building,
and
their
style
contrasts
bold
and
vibrant.

Ananya
opens
the
doors
of
her
house
to

Asian
Paints
Where
The
Heart
Is
Season
8,
and
lets
us
have
a
peek
into
the
warm,
sunlit
corners
of
her
home.

“The
idea
of
home,
for
me,
is
a
sense
of
belonging,
about
feeling
like
myself.
But
above
all,
it
always
means
‘family,'”
says
Ananya.

Her
apartment
is
located
in
the
same
building
where
her
father
has
lived
since
1971,
and
where
she
grew
up
as
a
part
of
a
joint
family.

Reflecting
on
her
childhood,
Ananya
fondly
recalls
her
father’s
home
videos,
which
first
showed
her
love
for
being
in
front
of
the
camera.

“That
was
my
first
interaction
with
seeing
myself
on
screen,
and
I
instantly
fell
in
love
with
it,”
she
reveals.

One
of
the
most
beloved
spots
in
her
home
is
her
sunlit
balcony,
perfect
for
quiet
mornings.

 

A
curated
bookshelf
displays
her
love
for
reading
while
a
minimalistic
kitchen,
designed
for
functionality
and
charm,
fuels
her
passion
for
baking.

“I
have
a
particular
way
in
which
I
want
to
host
people.
I
want
them
to
have
a
memory.
When
they
think
about
my
house,
I
want
the
first
word
to
be
‘warm’,”
Ananya
says.

A
beautiful
section
of
her
outdoorsy
home.

Inside,
it
also
has
her
pet
dog
Riot’s
corner,
which
has
an
old
Ananya
t-shirt
and
that
has
become
one
of
his
favourite
toys.

Ananya
shares
that
the
wallpaper
was
specially
made
for
her
space.

“The
one
constant
about
the
house…
the
energy
is
so
happy
in
this
place.
There
is
some
kind
of
divine
intervention
in
this
house,”
Chunky
says.

Bhavana
adds,
“I
remember
one
party
where
there
was
cake
all
over
the
house,
on
my
couches
and
their
faces.
She
has
destroyed
my
house
a
couple
of
times.”