Ananya Panday’s first Mumbai home is a 1,100-square-foot Bandra apartment designed by Gauri Khan, featuring pink accents, natural light, indoor plants and custom furniture.
Ananya Panday has given fans a glimpse inside her first home in Mumbai, a 1,100-square-foot apartment in Bandra designed by Gauri Khan. Featured by Architectural Digest, the actor’s home combines soft colours, natural textures, mirrors and plenty of daylight to create an interior that feels intimate without appearing overly formal.
For Panday, however, the apartment represents more than an aesthetically designed space. It has become a symbol of independence and a milestone in her transition into adulthood.
“I think it has become a symbol and metaphor for me actually growing up and taking responsibility,” Panday told Architectural Digest in 2025.
Ananya Panday wanted her first home to reflect her personality
Although Panday’s apartment is only a few floors away from her parents’ home in Bandra, the space gives her a separate environment to call her own.
The actor had imagined having her own home for years, including the small details that come with creating a personal space. From selecting her own tableware to deciding how she wanted to entertain guests, the process gave Panday an opportunity to establish a style distinct from her family home.
That personality is visible from the entrance. A striking pink door leads into a corridor finished with pink fluted walls. The same colour family appears elsewhere, including the bedroom and walk-in wardrobe.
The kitchen takes a softer turn, pairing baby-blue cabinetry with white countertops.
Gauri Khan designed the Bandra apartment with a personal connection
Gauri Khan was a natural choice for the project because of her longstanding relationship with the Panday family. Khan has worked on interiors for several Bollywood personalities and has known Ananya’s parents, Chunky and Bhavana Panday, for years.
That familiarity also meant Panday did not feel the need to provide Khan with a lengthy design brief.
“Honestly, I didn’t have to say much to her because I’ve grown up around her and she’s been like another mother to me,” Panday said.
The resulting home uses a controlled palette rather than filling every room with colour. Beige and cream dominate the living and dining areas, while pink accents, wallpapers, fluted surfaces, rugs and custom furniture from Gauri Khan Designs provide contrast.
Mirrors positioned throughout the living and dining spaces also help reflect the available daylight and make the apartment feel more open.
Natural light and greenery give the home a relaxed feel
One of the defining features of Panday’s apartment is its connection with the outdoors.
Large windows overlook the leafy lanes of Bandra, bringing substantial natural light into the living spaces. Indoor plants add greenery, while the balcony provides another open area for the actor to relax.
Panday has said the area near the balcony is particularly meaningful to her.
“I can sit in this exact spot for hours. I don’t even realize how time passes, because this window is always open and the breeze comes in and there’s lots of natural light,” she explained.
The changing sunlight also creates colourful reflections inside the apartment, including rainbows that appear during the afternoon.
For Panday, these small everyday details appear to be just as important as the larger design elements.
From a pink corridor to a pastel-blue kitchen
The apartment’s corridor connects several of its main areas and carries the pink theme deeper into the home. The kitchen, meanwhile, introduces a different visual identity with its pastel-blue cabinetry and white surfaces.
Panday has also embraced baking as one of the activities she enjoys at home, giving the kitchen a practical role beyond its design.
The living room features a dedicated television area as well as a growing book collection. Nearby, the dining space benefits from the apartment’s large windows and strategically placed mirrors.
Rather than relying on bold decoration throughout, the interiors create variation through texture. Upholstered furniture, wallpapers, fluted finishes and rugs give the rooms depth while keeping the overall look cohesive.
Ananya Panday’s favourite part of the home is where she can simply unwind
The living room and balcony appear to be among the most personal areas of the apartment. They offer Panday space to relax, spend time with friends or simply enjoy some quiet.
That ability to spend time alone became an important part of her experience of owning the home.
Initially, Panday admitted that she was protective of the apartment and wanted to keep it almost untouched. Over time, she realised that a home becomes more meaningful when people actually use and enjoy it.
Living alone changed Ananya Panday’s perspective
Panday also spoke about one of the biggest personal lessons she took from living independently: becoming comfortable with her own company.
“A big thing for me was learning how to be alone. Even if I’m just quiet and there’s noise around me, I don’t have to talk to someone all the time, which I really needed to do before this,” she said.
As she became more comfortable in the space, Panday began inviting friends and family over. The apartment gradually changed from something she wanted to preserve into a home that could be lived in and shared.
That shift mirrors what the apartment represents for her overall: not simply a beautifully designed Mumbai residence, but a marker of growing independence.
Ananya Panday’s work front
On the work front, Ananya Panday was most recently seen in the romantic drama Chand Mera Dil opposite Lakshya.
She is also set to return as Bella in Call Me Bae Season 2, alongside a returning ensemble that includes Vir Das, Varun Sood, Gurfateh Pirzada, Vihaan Samat and Muskkaan Jaferi. The first season premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 6, 2024.
