Taapsee Pannu: I am yet to find out the definition of being an A-liste

Actress Taapsee Pannu, who has made her
mark with films like "Pink", "Naam Shabana"
and "Judwaa 2", says she is yet to crack the
code of being an "A-list" in the Hindi film
industry.
The year 2017 has not been great for
Bollywood, but Taapsee's "Naam Shabana"
can be counted as one of the highest
grossing female-centric films, and "Judwaa
2" has also raked in the moolah.
Yet, Taapsee wonders why she isn't counted
among the "top".
"I am yet to find out the definition of being
an 'A-listed' actress. What does that mean?
See, as an actress, I am happy that people
are offering me good roles and I am earning
success critically and commercially.
"But it bothers me when a designer says,
'No, Taapsee can't be my muse or the show
stopper, I want an 'A-lister' actress for this
collection.
"It happened with the brand endorsements
as well. So, I am saying that I am ready to
give the entrance exam of entering the club
of 'A-listed' actresses, but can someone
please tell me the formula... Maybe awards? I
do not know."
Taapsee transitioned from the south Indian
film industry to the Hindi movie world. She
made her debut in Bollywood with
"Chashme Baddoor" in 2013, and landed
roles in films like "Baby", "Running Shaadi",
"The Ghazi Attack", "Pink", "Naam Shabana"
and "Judwaa 2".
She does not fear failure.
Remembering her early days in the Telugu
film industry, Taapsee said: "You know, it is
funny now, but in the beginning of my
career, some of the films failed at the box
office and filmmakers stopped casting me
saying I am bringing bad luck to their film.
"The funny thing is that in those films, my
contribution was nothing but three songs
and five scenes. I have seen so much failure
in the south that I know that we cannot
control our success rate.
"It's not about our desire to perform in a
great story. At the end of it, box office result
matters. And the weird thing is that we do
not know the formula of that."
She says she has been "really lucky" to have
worked in commercial potboilers as well as
content-driven.
"But I think it is the responsibility of an actor
to find the balance because the film industry
is ready to give you a tag in no time," she
said.
Having said that, Taapsee's successful
portrayals have been those of women with
a fighter instinct. Has it been a conscious
choice of doing women-centric films?
Taapsee said: "No. Actually, I did not get an
opportunity to do so, maybe because I have
a very natural fighter instinct that
filmmakers have noticed and offered me
roles in films like 'Baby' or 'Naam Shabana'
that need toughness, actions.
"I am an outspoken person in real life."
She also says fails to understand why people
feel that women essaying ornamental roles
in movies do not require 'artistic skill'.
"Who said that looking good is not a task?
There are so many girls with a well-
maintained body, but will they be able to
walk the beachside in front of the camera
wearing a swimsuit?
"Carrying your body in a certain manner to
look sexy is also an art. One needs to learn
that, so we should respect such a
performance equally as we do of a de-glam,
realistic performance in films."
On the work front, Taapsee has also started
shooting Anubhav Sinha's new directorial
venture "Mulk", also featuring Rishi Kapoor,
Rajat Kapoor, Neena Gupta and Prateik
Babbar.

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She is soo over rated!
Evn in pink the actress who played her frnd was d best bt still she was praised to skies in ghazi attack d 5 min role she was soo bad bt still ppl say she is better than Alia lol