Ananya Panday is currently gearing up for the release of her upcoming film 'Dream Girl 2', in which she stars alongside Ayushmann Khurrana. This movie is a sequel to the 2019 hit 'Dream Girl.' The pair is actively promoting the film to ensure it reaches a wide audience. During a recent interview, Ananya was asked about how she handles the online trolling and criticism that actors often encounter. She discussed her approach to dealing with it.

In an interview with the Indian Express, the actress said, "There is a fine line between feedback and negative trolling. If someone is giving me constructive criticism, then I am all for it. When someone says ‘you can do this’ or ‘do this in a different way’, then I always accept it. I don’t ever want to stop learning and growing. You have to be malleable as an actor but when it comes to trolling, I try not to pay too much heed to it."

She was asked if it affects her, to which she replied, "As an actor, not too much, but it affects me as a human being. People forget that actors are also people. So, it does affect me but I think it would affect anyone. But I am not going to sit and say ‘poor me’."

The actress further spoke about signing Dream Girl 2. "It definitely takes me in another direction and adds genre (in my filmography). It targets a different kind of audience that I probably was not reaching out to. It is a full heartland film and as Ayushmann says, it is a ‘janta film’ so hopefully I can penetrate more hearts in our country with this film," she stated.

Speaking of 'Dream Girl 2', the comedy-drama is directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under Balaji Motion Pictures. The film also stars Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Asrani, Abhishek Banerjee, Manjot Singh and Seema Pahwa.