Taapsee Pannu: It Would Be Stupid Of Me To Say That Nepotism Doesn't Exist In Bollywood
Taapsee Pannu came up in Bollywood the hard way, without a godfather in sight. And the actress too has experienced the side effects of nepotism
Taapsee Pannu has become the face to look out for in Bollywood and her career trajectory has included some unconventional films like the 2016 hit Pink.
Taapsee is also famously frank and a delight to interview. SpotboyE.com caught up with Taapsee a while back and discussed everything from
box-office failure to nepotism.
Taapsee Pannu Talks About Nepotism In Bollywood
Taapsee Pannu Talks About Nepotism In Bollywood
Her last release Naam Shabana did not set the box-office on fire and when asked how she dealt with failure, Taapsee replied: "It doesn't affect the way I select my future scripts, because the films that did work for me, worked because I chose them. But failure does change the way of how you go about things. After all a film's success and failure doesn't just rely on how good or bad the script is. It depends on a lot of other things also. You just end up being more careful after a failure. You learn from your mistakes, and I think I have leaned a lot from them as I have given a lot of flops in my life. So I tend not to repeat the same mistake again."
The actress has made some bold choices, including Pink, and Taapsee says that the audience is now ready for unconventional films.
Bollywood Actress Taapsee Pannu Naam Shabana
Bollywood Actress Taapsee Pannu Naam Shabana
"There is a change I can already see. If the audiences are not changing the kind of cinema is doing well nowadays wouldn't have had. Forget everything else, a film like Pink wouldn't have had worked 5 years back.So audiences has changed a lot and so has the film industry. Or else I wouldn't have got a title role like I did in Naam Shabana. And I can only see things changing in the right direction from here."
Talking about sharing screen space with superstars like Amitabh Bachchan in Pink, Akshay Kumar in Naam Shabana and Salman Khan in Judwaa 2, Taapsee says, "I think with bigger stardom, comes bigger responsibilities of being humble, and that's what makes these people big stars. They consciously make an effort to make sure that everyone around them is comfortable. That's a very common thing I have noticed between all of them."
Taapsee Pannu In The Movie Pink
Taapsee Pannu In The Movie Pink
Finally Taapsee concludes by talking about the everlasting debate on nepotism in Bollywood.
"It's a given fact. It's always been there. And it will be stupid of me or anyone to say that Nepotism doesn't exist. But I think nepotism and being a outsider are two sides of the same coin called Bollywood. It co-exists, and it has to co-exist, as there is no other way. It's just that both have pros and cons attached to it. Yes, being an outsider you don't get an easy start, and you have to keep moving on and on and on. One hit doesn't seal your position, unlike being a star kid probably,” says Taapsee.
Then she also spoke about the other side of the equation.
Taapsee Pannu Looks Gorgeous In A Photoshoot
Taapsee Pannu Looks Gorgeous In A Photoshoot
“You have to give it to the star kids because of the amount of pressure and expectation they handle, even before they know whether or not they want to become an actor. The moment they are out of their houses they are scanned and judged. I would be very scared if I was in the same position. I would like to give it up to them for handling that pressure. But yes, of course, nobody makes calls (to producers) for us outsiders. We do get replaced slightly easier, but it's not something that I didn't know before I entered the film industry. I knew I had to fight my way through and I am doing that," concludes Taapsee.
Image Source: hdimages, facebook/taapseepannu & twitter/srbachchan
Image Source: hdimages, facebook/taapseepannu & twitter/srbachchan
