Ananya Panday Is ‘Obsessed' With Benito Skinner's Overcompensating
Last Updated:
Benito Skinner wrote the series as well as served as executive producer.
Benito Skinner's semi-autobiographical comedy series Overcompensating has created waves since its release on Prime Video. Benito Skinner wrote the series as well as served as executive producer. While the show has been receiving praise from the audience, Ananya Panday seems to be enthralled with the series.
Ananya shared the poster of the show on her Instagram story and exclaimed that she is 'Obsessed" with it. Apart from Benito Skinner, the cast members of Overcompensating include Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Adam DiMarco and Rish Shah. Connie Britton, Kyle MacLachlan, Kaia Gerber, Julia Shiplett, Tommy Do, Alexandra Beaton and others appear in key roles. Overcompensating is set in a college background and revolves around Benny, a former football player and homecoming king, who makes good friends with Carmen, a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at any cost. Benny and Carmen navigate bad hookups, fake IDs and other issues with the help of Benny's older sister and her boyfriend. The show delves into the extent to which people go in our quest to discover who they truly are. The show started streaming earlier this month.
Ananya Panday was named in Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list for 2025. Forbes 30 Under 30 is an annual list produced by Forbes magazine since 2011, which recognises notable young achievers under the age of 30 from various fields.
On the work front, she is receiving praise for her performance in the courtroom drama Kesari Chapter 2, starring Akshay Kumar and R. Madhavan. The poignant drama centered on the aftermath of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, showcased a more serious and layered side to her acting. The film garnered excellent reviews and did well in the box office. Ananya will soon be featured in the love drama Chand Mera Dil, alongside Lakshya. She gained popularity last year with her back-to-back singles Call Me Bae and CTRL.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Pink Villa
4 hours ago
- Pink Villa
Heads of State on OTT: Release Date, Cast, When and Where to Watch, What to Expect and More
Heads of State lands on Prime Video soon with an adrenaline-fuelled adventure that flips political posturing into a fight for survival. Starring John Cena, Idris Elba and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the film pits the U.S. President and U.K. Prime Minister against a mysterious assassin's plot. With its July release closing in, viewers can look forward to explosive set pieces, unpredictable dealings and a splash of blithe banter—all stitched together by director Ilya Naishuller's kinetic vision. When and where to watch Heads of State Heads of State will debut exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on July 2, 2025. Ahead of the digital launch, the movie played in select theaters across the U.S. on June 6, giving critics an early look. Amazon MGM Studios, Big Indie Pictures and The Safran Company teamed up with Prime Video to deliver this mix of adventure, comedy, thriller and action. Streaming will be available in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, ensuring a truly global rollout. Cast and crew of Heads of State The film stars John Cena as President Will Derringer, Idris Elba as Prime Minister Sam Clarke, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas as MI6 operative Noel Bisset. Supporting roles include Jack Quaid, Carla Gugino, Paddy Considine, Stephen Root and Sarah Niles. Director Ilya Naishuller guides the pace, while the screenplay comes from Josh Appelbaum, Harrison Query and André Nemec. Producers Peter Safran and John Rickard oversee the project under The Safran Company and Big Indie Pictures. What is Heads of State about? When a public debate between two rival leaders turns into a deadly conspiracy, President Derringer and Prime Minister Clarke find themselves hunted by an unknown enemy. With assassins closing in, they must set aside their political grandstanding and trust each other—and MI6 agent Noel, whose quick thinking and combat skills prove vital. From high-speed chases through urban skylines to covert infiltration of global criminal cells, the movie will see the trio uncover a plot that threatens their world's stability. Breathing room for comedy is peppered into intense gunfights, making Heads of State more than just another action thriller—it's the ultimate OTT ride.
The Hindu
5 hours ago
- The Hindu
‘The Family Man 3' first glimpse: Jaideep Ahlawat, Nimrat Kaur join action thriller series
Actors Jaideep Ahlawat and Nimrat Kaur are the new nemesis of Manoj Bajpayee's spy Srikant Tiwary in the upcoming third season of The Family, streaming service Prime Video has announced. The OTT platform on Friday shared the first glimpse of the new season of the series, which will see Bajpayee reprise his character of Tiwari, a middle-class guy and a world-class spy. Created and directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, the action thriller series will also bring back original cast members, including Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, Ashlesha Thakur, and Vedant Sinha. The third season is written by Suman Kumar in collaboration with Raj & DK. The wait is over. New season. New mission. #TheFamilyManOnPrime, coming soon in 2025 🔥 — prime video IN (@PrimeVideoIN) June 27, 2025 'With each season, we challenge ourselves to elevate the story, scale, and performances, making them even more entertaining than the last. We're grateful for our fans' patience. Season 3 will push Srikant and his team to their limits, plunging them into a world of intense danger and personal challenges that will profoundly shake their bonds, all while Srikant simultaneously grapples with a new family dynamic. "They'll face off against formidable new nemeses, and we're thrilled to announce that Jaideep and Nimrat will be joining our cast as these exciting antagonists. The Prime Video team has been a fantastic collaborator in bringing this new season to life," Raj & DK said in a joint statement. In the third season, Srikant will expertly confront the looming threat to national security, while balancing the demands of family life and desperately working to mend his relationship with his wife, Suchitra, played by Priyamani. ALSO READ:'The Family Man 2' review: A lengthy but befitting follow-up The details of the characters being played by Paatal Lok star Ahlawat and Kaur, known for movies The Lunchbox and Airlift, have been kept under wraps. The first season of The Family Man, which debuted on the streamer in late 2019, received glowing reviews. The second season, also starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu, premiered in 2021 and was also praised by the critics.
News18
7 hours ago
- News18
Dear Trolls, Samantha Ruth Prabhu Has A Deal For You
Samantha Ruth Prabhu was dressed in a grey shirt and a matching pair of grey trousers. She executed a set of pull-ups effortlessly. Samantha Ruth Prabhu has slammed naysayers for body shaming. Of late, a certain section of social media users has been trolling the actress. They have been calling her 'skinny" and 'silcky". Samatha Ruth Prabhu has now strongly reacted to the negative comments, but this time, in a sarcastic way. Instead of slamming them, she offered the trolls a 'healthy" deal. Taking to Instagram, the Family Man Season 2 actress shared a workout video where she is seen performing pull-ups inside a gym. She wore a blue athleisure co-ord set as she pumped her muscles and did her task. Sharing the video, Samantha Ruth Prabhu captioned, 'Here is the deal. You can't call me skinny, sickly, or anything else unless you can complete three of these first. If you can't, just read between the frikkin lines." She was talking about the pull-ups in the video. Dressed in a grey shirt and a matching pair of grey trousers, the actress executed the strenuous workout effortlessly. Recently, Samantha Ruth Prabhu was snapped outside her gym looking tense while talking to someone on the phone. While rushing towards her car she lost her cool at the paparazzi stationed outside. 'Stop it, guys," she told them sternly before entering her vehicle. Samantha serves as an inspiration to several fitness enthusiasts and often shares glimpses from her workout diaries on Instagram. On the work front, Samantha Ruth Prabhu made her debut as a producer with the recently released Telugu horror-comedy film Subham. The film, produced under her banner Tralala Moving Pictures, is directed by Praveen Kandregula and features Harshith Reddy, Gavireddy Srinivas and Shriya Kontham in crucial roles. Subham revolves around the wives of three friends in a small town who become possessed every night at 9 PM while watching a popular TV serial. The friends, who run the town's only cable TV service, must find a creative solution to this unusual problem. Apart from that, Samantha Ruth was last seen in the web series Citadel: Hunny Bunny opposite actor Varun Dhawan. Helmed by Raj and DK, the show also featured Kay Kay Menon and Saqib Saleem in the leads and premiered on the OTT giant Prime Video. She will star in the upcoming action thriller show, Rakt Brahmand: The Bloody Kingdom, opposite actor Aditya Roy Kapur. The show, backed by Raj and DK, also features Ali Fazal, Wamiqa Gabbi and Jaideep Ahlawat in significant roles. First Published:
