Bollywood star Ananya Panday will star in Name Me Bae, an upcoming unique sequence from the streaming service Amazon Prime Video.
The sequence, which has began manufacturing, was introduced by actor Varun Dhawan in a hilarious video posted on social media.
“Pakki khabar hai guys, @ananyapanday is the brand new fashionista within the primeverse! Watch this primary glimpse and keep tuned. #CallMeBae New Collection, Now Filming!” Dhawan posted on Instagram.
The brief clip opens with Dhawan saying that Panday will headline the brand new present from the streamer.
“Hello guys, it is me, Prime Bae! And in the present day I will reveal Prime Video’s new present, Name Me Bae,” the 35-year-old actor says within the video.
Panday, 24, interrupts him and says, “Name ME Bae! That is my present, the place I play a complete vogue professional, identical to moi.” Dhawan then pokes enjoyable at her as she makes a selection between two completely different shades of blue materials.
In response, Panday channels Hollywood veteran Meryl Streep’s The Satan Wears Prada character Miranda Priestly and colleges Dhawan on the nuances of vogue and couture.
Name Me Bae is created by Ishita Moitra who additionally co-wrote the sequence with Samina Motlekar and Rohit Nair, a press launch said.
Within the present, Panday essays the position of Bae, a billionaire fashionista, who’s disowned by her ultra-rich household owing to a salacious scandal.
She has to fend for herself, for the primary time ever. On this journey, she overcomes stereotypes, negotiates round prejudices, and discovers who she actually is.
Collin D’Cunha — assistant director on Sanju — is directing the present, which hails from filmmaker Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Leisure. It’s government produced by Johar, Apoorva Mehta, and Somen Mishra.