Meet Ahaan Panday's mother- Deanne Panday
July 22, 2025
Deanne Panday has built a successful career in the fitness industry. She has trained several well-known celebrities, including Bipasha Basu and Jacqueline Fernandez. Here's all you need to know about her.
Deanne is an Indian author, former model, and wellness coach. She is married to Chikki Panday and has two children, Ahaan Panday and Alanna Panday.
Family
She has been a fitness enthusiast since the age of 11. While pursuing her education at a commercial arts college, she used her savings to join a gym and start her fitness journey.
Fitness enthusiast
She moved to Mumbai and started her modelling career. In 1993, she appeared in Baba Sehgal's pop video 'Aage Aage Ladki'. In 2000, she trained the contestants of the Miss India pageant for 30 days.
Modelling career
In 2008, Deanne started Panday Trading Private Limited, which was previously known as Play Health and Fitness Private Limited and was managed by her for four years.
Fitness journey
In 2011, she started her career as an author, and her first two books became national bestsellers.
Author
In 2013, she was among the first trainers to introduce anti-gravity yoga to Mumbai and was the only certified anti-gravity fitness expert in India.
Recognition
In 2016, Deanne was the recipient of the Elle Fitness Expert Award as part of the Elle Beauty Awards presented by Elle magazine.
Award
Now, even in her 50s, she is still really fit and healthy. She often shares her fitness videos on Instagram.
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