Arjun Kapoor offers Ananya Panday advice on how to deal with haters after USC admission row post

Ananya shut down rumours and trolls with her post and it garnered her a lot of support from friends and family. One of them was actor Arjun Kapoor.

Updated on Jun 10, 2019 | 10:23 AM IST | 4.1M

Ananya Panday is only one film old but the actress has been making news more than often. It is a known fact that Ananya chose not to pursue higher education and instead act in films. During the promotional spree for SOTY2, Ananya had said that she was all set to go and study at the University of Southern California, but she wanted to give acting one shot before she left. However, the actress was often targeted for the same and even accused of faking her own admission to US universities. On Saturday, Ananya took to Instagram to share proof of her application and acceptance to these universities.

Ananya shut down rumours and trolls with her post and it garnered her a lot of support from friends and family. She wrote, "As I've stated earlier, I was accepted by Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC for a major in Communication in the Spring 2018 semester. But since I was shooting for my first film and the release date later got pushed, I had to request for a deferral." Ananya added, " In my case, I could only defer my admission two times so I will not be attending university (for now), since I’ve decided to pursue my career in acting."

While her best friend Shanaya Kapoor's father Sanjay Kapoor expressed her approval with two thumbs up emojis, Arjun Kapoor dropped a comment on the picture that said, "Ur friends & family know the truth n that’s all that should matter... Haters gonna hate broooo !!! Aage badho life mein..." Check out the post below:

I didn’t want to do this. I didn’t feel like I needed to explain myself to anyone, but the rumours that I faked my admission at USC have been doing the rounds for a while now. They've been getting out of hand, and it’s even more unfair and sad that my family and friends have to go through this. As I've stated earlier, I was accepted by Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC for a major in Communication in the Spring 2018 semester. But since I was shooting for my first film and the release date later got pushed, I had to request for a deferral (which means postponing my admission) twice - first to Fall 2018 and later to Fall 2019, both of which they gracefully agreed to do. In my case, I could only defer my admission two times so I will not be attending university (for now), since I’ve decided to pursue my career in acting. As for the people who have been trying to pull me down with these accusations, I would like to send you all lots of love, peace and positivity. And would also like to say that even though they’re claiming to be my classmates (nameless and faceless) - I'm sure they aren’t because I’ve grown up with the people I went to school with and they would never do something like that. It's never okay to bully anyone - creating fake conversations, stories and screenshots is very dangerous and can seriously damage people’s lives. So please be loving, positive and kind. (PS - my father’s real name is Suyash and I blurred out my address for security reasons)