Taapsee Pannu's SHOCKING Untold Story: 'I was called a panauti, producers didn't want to meet me'; watch video
Braving against sexism, nepotism and all the other -isms, Taapsee Pannu shares her journey which has been nothing less than inspiring. From insults from casting directors and agencies to being treated differently from a starkid, she bares it all.
Being an outsider, every actor has to brave through a series of struggles and bitterness. It was the same with Taapsee Pannu who happened to be an accidental actor. Taapsee Pannu's Untold Story is nothing less than SHOCKING. A journey that can get anyone down to their knees and feel cornered, Taapsee braved everything with consummate ease. Whether it was the rejections she faced, or the insults and abuses hurled at her or being a victim of incessant nepotism in the industry still, the Mission Mangal heroine's struggle is something that every actor, err, an outsider, will relate to.
Here, she opens up and shares her untold story to the world and reasons why being an outsider isn't a bad thing after all. Watch her inspirational journey right here.
From being called out for being boisterous and honest, to being termed a bad luck charm because two-three films where she played miniscule parts didn't do well, Taapsee has faced rejection from every corner. And till date, despite having established herself as a big brand and a bankable actress, Taapsee still fights a huge war with the raging nepotism in the industry.
She said, "Here, I have seen a lot. I have been to award shows where I have been made to sit on the sixth row because they felt I wasn't worthy of the front row." Talking about insults, she also retorted, "A casting director once told me I was the worst thing about Chashme Baddoor. That was hurtful."