Actor Taapsee Pannu has opened up about the challenges of working in small budget, female-driven movies. Talking about her upcoming 'Rashmi Rocket', she said the filmmakers do not have the luxury of a large budget and can not even be compared to 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' despite the storylines being almost the same.
“You don't have as much of a budget in female-driven films as you have in male-driven ones. So you can't rely on VFX, you have to work on your body. Besides, a female cannot invest a full year in a film because she isn't paid as much as her male counterpart,” Taapsee said. She added, “Humare film ka budget itna hota hai jitna ek male actor ki ek film ki fee hoti hai (Our films cost as much as a male actor’s fee). And if I decided to invest a year in the prep and shoot of a film, I would be losing out on five films. That just won’t be practical. The kind of stuff that I am now getting is something that I can hardly say ‘no’ to.”
On the work front, Taapsee delivered a critically acclaimed performance earlier this year with Anubhav Sinha's 'Thappad'. She has multiple films in the pipeline, including 'Haseen Dillruba', 'Shabaash Mithu', and 'Looop Lapeta'.
