Ananya Panday’s Chand Mera Dil dance row proves EVERYTHING that’s wrong with social media outrage and context-free trolling
The recently released Chand Mera Dil begins on an interesting note. Director Vivek Soni has a knack for taking familiar situations and executing them with a certain freshness and visual imagination. One saw glimpses of this quality in his 2025 Netflix film Aap Jaisa Koi , and his latest outing, Chand Mera Dil, is no exception. In the first 15 minutes of the film, viewers are introduced to Aarav, played by Lakshya, a disinterested student struggling to sit through a college orientation programme. Just then, Chandni, played by Ananya Panday, arrives on stage for a performance. What begins as a classical Bharatnatyam presentation soon takes an unexpected turn as she brings in fusion elements, lending the scene a distinct flavour. The use of the ‘Priya Madhuri’ song further enhances the mood. By the end of the performance, Aarav is not only fully captivated by Chandni but also begins to develop feelings for her. Sadly, this imaginative and well-executed sequence has now become the sub...