Bollywood star Taapsee Pannu has always been one of the most vocal
stars in the industry when it comes to pointing out unjust practices. The Thappad star
came forth to talk about the misogyny she faced on the sets of her films and
how she was labelled a “bad luck charm.” ‘I faced some really weird things in
the beginning like she isn’t pretty enough. I’ve been replaced because the
hero’s wife didn’t want me to be part of the film. I was dubbing for one of my
films and I was told that the hero didn’t like my dialogue so I should change
it;’ Taapsee told Film fare in an interview. ‘When I refused to change it, they
got a dubbing artiste to do it behind my back. There was a time when I was told
the hero’s previous film didn’t work, so you slash your price because we need
to control the budget. There was some hero who wanted my introduction scene
changed because he felt it would overpower his introduction scene;’ she
continued. ‘These are the things that have happened in front of me, I don’t
know what’s happened behind my back,” she added. ‘I decided that from now on; I
will only take up films that will make me genuinely happy to go to work. People
advised me against it because there might be a point of no return.’ ‘Whenever a
girl has tried to do women driven films there’s a tag that’s attached to her
and male stars are then hesitant to take her as their leading lady. It might be
a little harder; longer journey but it’s going to be one that I’m going to
enjoy each day. It has worked out till now;’ she said.
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