Taapsee reacts to Rangoli’s sasti copy tweet: I look up to Kangana; it was weird to target me!

Taapsee Pannu responds to Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel’s derogatory comment on her being a sasti copy!

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If Bollywood actresses Taapsee Pannu and Kangana Ranaut have something in common apart from their curly hair, bindass attitude and honest opinions it is the fact that both of them have risen to fame with their own share of struggles without a godfather in the industry. 

Taapsee, who made her Bollywood debut in 2013 with a comedy-drama flick Chashme Baddoor alongside Ali Zafar, had indulged in a war of words with Rangoli Chandel. 

A few weeks back, when filmmaker Ekta Kapoor had tweeted telling her followers to go watch the trailer her upcoming movie Judgementall Hai Kya, Taapsee was all praises. She wrote that she has ‘always had high expectations out of this one n this looks so worth it!’ 

It seems like Rangoli didn’t like the fact that Taapsee didn’t write about Kangana and appreciate her work calling her a sasti copy, which was unacceptable to Anurag Kashyap, who is Taapsee’s close friend.

This how the rest of the conversation went:

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Now in an interview with Mumbai Mirror, Taapsee Pannu reacted towards all the controversy. Apparently after Rangoli’s comment many of Taapsee’s close friends wanted to retort but she stopped them from doing so. She also recalled that her and Kangana’s journey in Bollywood has been similar so she cannot play the nepotism card with her. She said,

Not just Anurag, a few other close friends from the industry also wanted to retort, but I stopped them because I don't want to give her any mileage on my behalf. She can’t play the nepotism card with me because I’ve also struggled to reach where I am today. I didn’t want to engage in a word battle because I would not be able to match their language. I didn’t know there was a copyright on curly hair, which I was born with, and honest opinions. I’m not going to apologise for it. As far as being sasti is concerned, Kangana claims to be the highest-paid actress, so I guess I am the sasti version.

- Taapsee Pannu

The Game Over actress also opened up about the incident where she mentioned about Kangana needing a double filter, she stated, “It was said in a positive manner and wasn't derogatory. In fact, I have often said that Kangana is one actor that I look up to. It was weird to target me.”

The 31-year-old actress refused to react to Rangoli's comment saying, "I am not reacting to this. I am way too taken up with looking at the positive side of people, things in general and my own life. I genuinely have no time to spare for this."


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On the work front, she is gearing up for her big projects, Mission Mangal and Saand Ki Aankh. While in Mission Mangal, she plays a scientist involved in ISRO's Mars Mission, in Saand Ki Aankh she will be seen essaying the role of Prakashi Tomar, the oldest sharpshooters in the country. Trailers of both films were released only recently and they managed to impress the audience, leaving them all excited. 

Mission Mangal is jointly produced by Akshay Kumar, R. Balki, Aruna Bhatia, and Anil Naidu. The film stars an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari, Sharman Joshi, H. G. Dattatreya and Sonakshi Sinha. It is all set to release on August 15.

Saand Ki Aankh is helmed by Tushar Hiranandani and produced by Anurag Kashyap, Reliance Entertainment and Nidhi Parmar. The film also stars Bhumi Pednekar and Prakash Jha in key roles. The movie will hit the theatres on October 25, 2019.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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