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Taapsee Pannu bollywood talkies
says A-list actors refuse
roles in her films,
reveals their excuses
bigger star. But that’s the sad truth we are dealing
with every day,” she said.
When Mehmood revealed how he got weeping
Amitabh Bachchan back on sets: Ab jo mood
mein aaya lambu
Actor Taapsee Pannu has played a scientist, a When Mehmood revealed how he got weeping
lawyer, a hockey player, a sharpshooter and many Amitabh Bachchan back on sets: ‘Ab jo mood
other powerful roles in her career so far. The Pink mein aaya lambu’
star has now opened up about how popular male Neeraj Chopra talks to little girl in Panipat who
actors refrain to share the frame with her. says hes her favourite
In an interview with CBFC member Vani Tripathi Neeraj Chopra talks to little girl in Panipat who
Tikoo at the FICCI Global Young Leaders Summit says he’s her ‘favourite’
2021, Taapsee talked about how A-list actors are
hesitant about starring in women-led films. She “Every time I sit down with my producers over a
also said that even the new actors do not want to list of the top five actors shortlisted for my films,
act in her movies. those top five actors are the ones who have done
just one or two films. And even they don’t want
Taapsee listed the excuses that the male actors the role, because the system around them trains
make for not working with her. “One actor them to not do a film in which their role is just
refused to do a film (in which she had a double 10%,” Taapsee added.
role), saying ‘ek Taapsee ko sambhalna mushkil
hota hai, yahan toh do hain’. There was another Taapsee was recently seen in Akarsh Khurana’s
actor who was offered a film with me and we Rashmi Rocket. She will also be playing the lead
had worked together before. He just said, ‘I in Aakash Bhatia’s Looop Lapeta, a remake of
don’t want to do this film because, actually, the cult-hit German film Run Lola Run. Taapsee is
sympathy goes more to the girl in the end.’ It was currently working on Shabaash Mithu, in which
a love story! I told him I expected a little more she will essay the role of cricketer Mithali Raj.
confidence and a sense of security in an actor She also has Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan with Pratik
like him. He has done way more films and is a Gandhi in the pipeline.
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