MUMBAI: Ananya Chadha, who started her career as a child artist, says she is proud to be a former child star.

Calling her pre-teen times on the set of Singh Saab the Great, Aashiqui2, Ramaa: The Saviour, Ruslaan, Hijack and many more, Ananya expressed, “I loved working. I loved being a kid who had a talent. I loved all that positive support I got every day. It was incredible to be able to do that so young.”   

The actress, 20, feels that parents play an important role in a child’s life.

She opined, “If parents are able to keep every other facet of the child’s life under control, then it is very normal for a kid to do well and I have my mother who controlled and left me to explore and express through my work.”

Ananya further mentioned that talent alone is not enough for youngsters to survive and thrive in Bollywood. It is like survival of the fittest and disciplined.