Taapsee Pannu is currently savouring the success of her latest film Dunki, which saw her starring alongside Shah Rukh Khan. In a recent interview, the actor spoke about how she wants to break the perception that she doesn’t do hero-centric films and only stars in projects that have her as the main character. Taapsee also revealed that she couldn’t believe she is starring in Dunki even after she signed the film.
Speaking about the perception about her in the Hindi film industry, Taapsee told Bollywood Hungama, “There is this big misconception that I am tired of clearing. It is often said that I don’t do films if my character isn’t at the centre stage in a film. From Javed Akhtar to everybody had told me, ‘You don’t do films in which you aren’t the main lead, you won’t do a film if it revolves around a hero.’ I was like who is spreading this!”
She added, “I think this can also be the reason that many big films don’t even come to me because it is assumed that I won’t do them. It is also because sometimes anyone can do those characters. There isn’t a specific requirement from the actor. For those kind of films there are so many options that filmmakers don’t even reach me, and I also not part of that group where my name would instantly be taken. Everybody has their comfort zone and people will approach those who are in the zone.”
Talking about how she was in disbelief even after signing Dunki, Taapsee said, “Everybody isn’t like Rajkumar Hirani sir. He doesn’t necessarily need that comfort zone. He texted me out of the blue after watching Manmarziyaan. After watching a lot of my films, purely on merit, he reached out to me for Dunki. It was too good to be true and which is why I didn’t believe it till the first schedule of the film got over. People would ask me at home, ‘Tu picture mein hai na? Nikal toh nahi dia tujh? (You are in the film right? They didn’t kick you out?). In fact, one-and-a-half years before the film went on floors, people were telling me that Raju sir might be looking at some other actors, nothing came from Raju sir though, he was sure about me. So, it was difficult for me to settle down and accept that I am doing this film.”
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Taapsee Pannu reveals she didn’t believe she was starring in Dunki even after signing the film: ‘People asked me tu film mei hai ya nikal diya’ – The Indian Express
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