I am still fighting the newcomer battle: Taapsee Pannu

Monday 03rd April 2017 12:47 EDT
 
 

Actress Taapsee Pannu of 'Naam Shabana' fame still feels like a struggler in Bollywood. "It has been a nice curve up and down for me. My outcomes have been pretty interesting thankfully but the hard work and the stress I have to go through to reach this has been grilling. I was a newcomer in Hindi film industry but I wasn't really a newcomer. I used to fight the battle of being a newcomer struggler for a very long time and I think I am still fighting that battle," she said.

Her recent action film shows her in a tough role and lots of action sequences. "It was very tough because action doesn't come very naturally to me. I am a person who is very inclined towards sports. I think that's why action looks quite convincing on my body but I am not a person who can hit and slap people easily. It was very difficult for me in the beginning to realise that okay I am going to hit people," she said. After a successful stint in the south, Taapsee won hearts in B-town with a stellar performance in 'Pink'.

Her cameo in Akshay Kumar's 'Baby' caught everybody's attention. "When I did 'Baby', it was a big role for me at that point and also to get an Akshay film. I don't think people realised it. 'Naam Shabana' happened soon after 'Baby' because of the audience's reaction."


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