Taapsee Pannu has never planned a route to success

Taapsee says that she’ll feel like a star when she can ask filmmakers to cast her

GI TAKE EVERYTHING AS IT COMES WITHOUT PAYING TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO SUCCESS OR WHAT PEOPLE SAY ALIA BHAT, ACTOR iven the success of her recent films, Naam Shabana and Pink, actor Taapsee Pannu (right) is enjoying a great phase in her career. However, she says that she never planned a route to success and that good films have just happened to her in Bollywood. “Until now, [for] whatever I have got, I have only one thing to say, ‘Beggars can’t be choosers,’” Taapsee laughs, adding, “I’m not in a position [where] I would approach a good director and say how much I’d like to work with him or her — I don’t think I have achieved that position yet. The only film that I signed after Pink is Judwaa 2. So, it’s not like I am going ahead and choosing such films. Out of the offers I’m I HAVE COMPLETED 25 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY AND I’VE NEVER CALLED IN A FAVOUR TO BAG A MOVIE OR AN AWARD AKSHAY KUMAR, ACTOR getting, I’m just trying to pick the best. I’d say that I have been lucky in terms of the opportunities.” Taapsee hopes that she continues to do good work, so that one day she can ask filmmakers to consider her for their films. “My aim is to achieve that level when I’d walk up to a director and ask him or her to take me on board for their films. The day that happens, that day I would become a star,” she adds. The actor shares that she feels drawn towards strong female-centric films, saying, “I enjoy playing strong female characters on screen. Playing Shabana (Naam Shabana) was really satisfying, as was playing Meenal (Pink). I feel a strong connect with such characters.”

DESPITE HER SUCCESS, TAAPSEE PANNU SAYS THAT AS YET, SHE’S PICKING THE BEST FROM THE ROLES OFFERED, RATHER THAN GOING FOR WHAT SHE WANTS

PHOTO: INSTAGRAMM/DIVYANKATRIPATHIDAHIYA