This Is How 2025 Has Been For Kartik Aaryan And Ananya Pandey

Dubai’s dining scene met Bollywood candour on the latest episode of Sunday Brunch with Kamiya Jani, our editor-in-chief, filmed inside the opulent setting of Mann Marzi. Across the table sat Kartik Aaryan and Ananya Panday, in Dubai to promote their upcoming film, but clearly ready for a more personal conversation. The table was anything but restrained. Palak patta chaat arrived first, followed by a deeply spiced rogan josh, kadhi kachori, smoky chicken tikka, ravishing butter chicken, melon potli cold kebab, mushroom cold kebab, and the visually arresting Desert Rose dessert. It was a spread that announced that this wasn’t casual brunching, this was a full-bodied culinary statement.

2025 Looked Like THIS For Kartik Aaryan & Ananya Panday

The heart of the episode hinged on a deceptively simple question from Kamiya Jani, our editor-in-chief: “How was 2025 for you?” What followed felt refreshingly unmanufactured.

Ananya Panday didn’t dress the year up as a blockbuster chapter. Instead, she framed 2025 as quietly disruptive. Not loud wins, not dramatic turning points, but shifts that alter your mindset. She spoke about small, deliberate changes to her personality, how she presents herself, and how she processes life. The kind of internal recalibration that doesn’t always show up on social media or in headlines but changes how you move through the world. It was life-altering, yes, but in soft, incremental ways that felt grounding rather than overwhelming.

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Kartik Aaryan’s answer unfolded on a different emotional register. His 2025 came with weight and affirmation. He spoke about receiving long-awaited validation, awards and recognition for work he had done in previous years, finally finding his moment. The satisfaction, he implied, lay not just in winning, but in patience paying off.

Then came the personal high point: his sister’s wedding. Kartik’s bond with his sister has always carried a playful public edge – those lockdown videos, the teasing banter – but here, it revealed emotional depth. The wedding, he said, was deeply special, emotional, and unforgettable.

As the episode wound down, the food kept pace with the conversation. Dishes were revisited, flavours appreciated, and plates cleared with genuine enthusiasm. Manmarzi wasn’t just the backdrop; it became part of the memory-making.

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Between reflective answers, shared laughter and unapologetic cravings, the Dubai brunch captured Kartik and Ananya in a rare in-between moment, successful yet searching, celebratory yet thoughtful, fully present in a year that shaped them in very different ways.

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