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Chunky Panday turns 63: Ananya shares childhood moment; Bhavna recalls courtship days

Updated on: 26 September,2025 05:14 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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As Chunky Panday turned 63, Ananya Panday shared a throwback memory from her childhood days featuring her father, mother and her sister Rysa

Chunky Panday turns 63: Ananya shares childhood moment; Bhavna recalls courtship days

Chunky Panday with his family

Bollywood actor Chunky Panday turned 63 on September 26. Wishing her father, actress Ananya Panday shared an adorable picture from her childhood days. The Student Of The Year 2 actress took to Instagram, where she shared a warm family photograph from her childhood days In the image, Chunky is seen dressed in a white outfit and is holding the actress’ toddler sister in his arms. Bhavana Pandey, standing next to him, is smiling. In front of them, a young Ananya is smiling at the camera.

For the caption, Ananya wrote, “Happy birthday papa.”


 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by Ananya 🌙 (@ananyapanday)



Bhavana goes down memory lane on Chunky's birthday

Bhavana Pandey, on Friday, took to social media to share a sweet throwback, reminiscing about her early romance with husband Chunky Pandey on his birthday. Taking to Instagram, Bhavana shared a couple of nostalgic photos from her courtship days with husband Chunky, giving a glimpse of their early romance.

The star wife also shared pictures featuring their daughters, Ananya and Rysa Pandey, along with other family members. The first slightly blurry photo shows Bhavana and Chunky posing with their daughters, while the next captures the couple laughing together, offering a glimpse into their dating days.

In another from their courtship period, Chunky is seen posing with Bhavana with his hand placed on his waist. Additional images highlight cherished family moments with their daughters. The entire collage beautifully traces their journey from young lovers to doting parents.

For the caption, Bhavana simply wrote, “Happy Birthday I love you @chunkypanday.”

 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by Bhavana Pandey (@bhavanapandey)

On the work front

The actor was last seen in the film Housefull 5 which also stars Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, and Sonam Bajwa are just a few of the stars who are set to light up the screen.

Also joining the cast were Nargis Fakhri, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Chitrangada Singh, Fardeen Khan, Chunky Pandey, Johnny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Dino Morea, Ranjeet, Soundarya Sharma, Nikitin Dheer, and Akashdeep Sabir.

The first installment of the “Housefull” franchise released in 2010 and was loosely based on the 1998 Tamil film Kaathala Kaathala. The second installment hit the big screens in 2012. Meanwhile, Housefull 3 and Housefull 4 released in 2016 and 2019 respectively.

Meanwhile, Ananya will next be seen in Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri. The upcoming romantic drama, directed by Sameer Vidwans, also stars Kartik Aaryan in the lead role.

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