Bollywood actor Chunky Panday is still having a FIFA fever after watching the semi-final match, but interestingly he found one more thing to bond with his daughter Ananya Pandey.
The actor is now in Qatar with Ananya, and his friends including Sanjay Kapoor, Shanaya Kapoor and Jahaan Kapoor. They watched the semi-final match between Argentina and Croatia. “This was the first football match that I ever saw. I have never been to the World Cup before, forget that I have not even seen a big football match in a stadium,” says Chunky.
The actor added, “I’ve been watching cricket all my life but this was something electric. Watching the match between Argentina and Croatia and the whole atmosphere in the stadium was something else. We had such good seats. We felt we were actually on the field playing with the players. It was actually this world experience”.
Now, he is happy that he has one more thing to bond with his daughter. “Imagine, I have travelled to Qatar as her plus one. She was invited, and I said I am coming with you,” he says, admitting his amazement to see Ananya and Shanaya are so passionate about football.
“I don’t know what happened so suddenly. In Mumbai, I was the one watching the World Cup all the time and now suddenly these girls have got so excited about it. They follow it but know coming to a stadium and watching it on TV are two different worlds altogether,” he says.
He further added, "Unfortunately, I’ve got work commitments so I won’t be able to stay in, and the same stands true for Ananya as well. So, we will have to come back. Like I say, we have got eliminated from the finals".