Taapsee Pannu reveals being asked to reduce her fee as the hero’s previous film flopped!

Taapsee Pannu has carved a niche for herself in Bollywood, and the actress continues to impress her fans with impeccable performances. The actress is predominantly known for her choice of film and she has been making a lot of noise with her success. However, initially, she faced a lot of hurdles in her journey. 

The Pink actress has always been vocal about her stand on women empowerment and she tends to speak volumes about the same. The much sought-after made her mark through challenges and she recently revealed that once she was asked to reduce her fee because the hero’s previous film had flopped.

Speaking to Filmfare, Taapsee said, “There was a time when I was told the hero’s previous film didn’t work, so you slash your price because we need to control the budget. There was some hero who wanted my introduction scene changed because he felt it would overpower his introduction scene.”

The actress has been a part of some of the most critically acclaimed films and she even spearheaded Thappad which experienced mass appeal from the audience. 

However, at times she has also been targeted to extreme criticism and hatred from netizens. During her interaction, she even elaborated how she never bothered with hatred and rejection. She also spoke about her alternate career plans.

“I had these articles written about me saying how I’m a bad luck charm. I just kept thinking that this is not the end of my life. So what if this didn’t work? I’m an engineer, and I can still do my MBA,” she added.

Taapsee said that it was only after she visited the Maldives after many months of little human interaction that she realized that the hate that she saw online was merely an illusion. 

“Social media has generated so much hate, I call it illusional hate. Illusional because it is virtual,” she said, adding, “I almost teared up with the kind of love those people showered over me in Maldives, It made me realise the difference between virtual and real.”

On the work front, Taapsee will be seen in Shabaash Mithu, Rashmi Rocket, and Looop Lapeta.