Chunky Panday turns 62 today, September 26. Best known for his popular character, Aakhri Pasta, in the Housefull series, Chunky gained fame in the late 1980s. Starting his career with Aag Hi Aag in 1987, Chunky has continually fascinated his audiences with his range of acting, charm, and charisma on screen. He slid with ease between serious and comic roles into the bankable league. The way his character has oscillated between Tezaab and Aankhen to Begum Jaan has established an unshakable position in the entertainment business.
Naturally, on this golden day, all eyes go toward Chunky’s daughter, Ananya Panday, who recently spoke passionately about her father’s strength and humor. Once, in an interview with THE WEEK’s Salon, he shared the golden lessons learned from him: “I inherited thick skin from my just taking everything with a smile. He is all heart and always cracks a joke on himself first.”. He says every Friday is like a cricket match; either you hit a six or get out, but there will always be one more ball.” This just revealed Chunky’s positive and strong mind.
The actor took to Instagram to wish her dad a happy birthday. She wrote, “Happy birthday, bestie,” along with several unseen pictures.
Recently, she was seen in Amazon Prime Video’s Call Me Bae and is gearing up to be seen in Vikramaditya Motwane’s cyber-thriller CTRL, co-starring Vihaan Samat. The series begins streaming on Netflix on October 4.
Meanwhile, Chunky Panday will be back as his favorite character in the fifth installment of Housefull. This new movie develops an ensemble of Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Nana Patekar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Fardeen Khan, and Jackie Shroff, so it should guarantee yet another entertaining ride.
