Have a crush on Fawad Khan: Taapsee Pannu

Taapsee Pannu: "I Can't Make Out In A Strange Place"

She made her debut in the industry with a film in the comic genre and while others who went her way had a faded career, this actress proved that she had a lot more than looks and shocked us with her slick action while she fought terrorists in Baby. And when the audience thought that she was just another Bollywood actress who could also do action, she managed to surprise us by playing a brat in Pink and was swept with praise. She is an enigma, and every time you try to compartmentalise her, TAAPSEE PANNU breaks the block and creates a new world of her own. While Shravan Shah thought that the candid conversation with her would be serious, she charmed him with her witty, frank and fan-girl replies. Read on.

One thing you will always find in your fridge?

Gluten free bread

What was the last film you saw? How did you find it?

Happy Bhaag Jayegi. And let's not talk about it.

A Hollywood film you watched only for the sex in it?

Fifty Shades of Grey.

Who has been your crush in Hollywood?

No one in Hollywood.

What kind of guy do you prefer: lean and slender, or bulky?

Any day a lean and slender guy, I don't need a bouncer.

What kind of body would you prefer, a voluptuous one or a bikini bod?

I would definitely prefer a bikini bod.

What in a man turns you on?

Sense of humour in a man turns me on.

What turns you off?

I think bad odour. It really puts me off.

What's the first thing you notice in a guy?

I notice the way he talks.

When was the last time you chased a guy? Or a guy chased you?

I chased a guy when college had just begun. A guy chased me four days ago, I know this guy finds me beautiful. He is just trying to find an opportunity to get to meet me in some way or the other.

Have you ever had someone stalking you?

Yes, yes. I have these people that stalk me in crazy ways. They find ways through my wedding business that I need to get my sister or brother married. And they try to get my attention through that. If I don't reply, they tell me My uncle is making a film and he wants to narrate a script to you. He has sent me the script, so you have to call me to hear the script.' And stuff like that.

A creepy comment someone passed.

hear a lot of them. I don't remember a comment, but I remember a gesture. Something that happened to me when I was in Delhi, during my school days. I was coming back from the market and this guy stopped his bike next to me and grabbed my waist. I was so taken aback that I didn't know how to react. Thankfully, he left before I even realised what had happened.

A situation you got awkward with?

Like a few moments ago. After you watch a film, someone asks you how it was (laughs).

The term sex and sexual means different things for different people. What does it mean to you?

Sexual for me is something that is intimidating, but in a good way.

If you were offered a role in which you had to strip, would you do it?

No, I am not prepared for it right now.

A Bollywood actor you have a crush on?

That would be Fawad Khan.

Five Bollywood actors you would not mind doing steamy scenes with?

I am a one-man woman so yes, Fawad Khan.

What did the word sex mean to you when you were: 15, 22, and now?

At 15, I used to think to myself, does it really happen? I thought someone was taking me for a ride till I went through all the biology books. At 22, oh yes, I know exactly how it happens, now let's try and see how it happens. Now... Now I know it happens and is a part of life.

Have you ever been a victim of the casting couch?

No, I haven't.

The last time you watched po*n?

Let me keep it very smart and subtle, I don't really need to.

The strangest place you've made out at?

Honestly, this is extremely contradictory to what people might think, but I can't make out in a strange place because I get very conscious. I need to have that comfort of my surroundings. My friends find it extremely stupid and boring about me, that I haven't done it in weird places. But I don't feel comfortable doing it, so I don't.

Were you ever asked out or propositioned by a girl? What was your reaction?

I was commented on by a girl. Not really asked out. I was very happy because it is all about how much you can attract. Which means there is something in you that not only attracts men but, women also.

What kind of a lover are you: hard and sleazy, wild and funny, or soft and surprising?

I want to mix this up so... soft and funny.

What would you prefer being: Girl-next-door, power-packed performer, or sex icon?

Definitely not sex icon. I would probably be a girl-next-door who can act really well.

A film you saw which you thought was really hot?

A film is not hot ya, actors are. And I guess you know.

People at times, worry about the size of their assets. Being an actress, what is your point of view? Does size really matter?

The only reason why size matters to me is because on camera, if you are really big, then you look even bigger, because the camera stretches you 30 percent more. Apart from that, no, it doesn't matter.

What is your take on one-night stands? What is right or not right about them?

For me, it is difficult because that night has to come after successive meetings. Because I need to find an equation before I go all the way. But I don't mind if anyone else does it with somebody, I don't care.

What's your take on open relationships?

I don't know how they do it. Either you're there in it or you're not there. What is this open relationship?

Infidelity has become a common problem now. What is your opinion?

That is a big no. Totally out of my acceptance zone.

In a relationship, would you be a daunting girlfriend or a chilled-out one?

I don't have time to call my boyfriend. But I'm not that kind where anything you do is okay. If he does that, he is not going to be with me, for sure.

Pick five Bollywood male actors and rate them on the basis of sex appeal.

Pehla toh Fawad likh diyo. Uske baad I'd say, Ranbir Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and then Sidharth Malhotra. I can't look at Varun in that way.

A female actress you find hot?

Alia and Deepika are beautiful and ummm... Kangana Ranaut is the hot one.

Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra. Classify them as marriage material, boyfriend, one-night stand, just friend?

Marriage Material - Fawad Khan; Boyfriend - Ranbir Kapoor; One-night stand - I don't believe in.

Just a friend - Ranveer Singh

I already know the answer, but if you were a Bigg Boss contestant, a Bollywood star you would not mind sharing a room with?

Why do you even ask? (laughs).

Are you single?

That's for you to find out.

Such a diplomatic answer after an amazing round of answers!

See this is one I don't mind answering. But very conveniently the focus shifts from everything else to your relationship status in Bollywood. That is why I have a problem. Otherwise, most people know. It's just that they don't hear it from my mouth. The media knows, but I don't want to say it because I don't want to draw attention to that.

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