Taapsee Pannu: "I've Been Replaced In A Lot Of Films By Star Kids, But I Refuse To Be Bitter About It"
Taapsee Pannu On Nepotism Debate
Updated : July 29, 2020 02:44 PM ISTBollywood actress Taapsee Pannu, quite suddenly, found herself in the middle of a controversy after fellow actor Kangana Ranaut took her name during an interview with a TV channel and labelled her as a 'B-grade actress'. It was just the beginning and what ensued was a war, not just of words but also on social media. Her team too did not stop taking jibes at Taapsee, claiming that she has not had a single solo hit! Kangana too had accused her of not respecting her struggle by making fun of her and also asked if the Saand Ki Aankh actress called her a 'weirdo'! Now, Taapsee has opened up about the whole insider vs outsider debate and also said it's sad that the death of a person is used for personal vendetta.
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Talking to India Today, the actress said, "It's really sad that it happened after the demise of such a great talent. It is sad that it is being used as a personal vendetta by a bunch of people and I was introduced to this thing forcefully and was called out names. After a point, I felt the need to speak up and stand up for myself because you can't discredit me while finding credit for yourself."
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She also opened up about the entire nepotism debate and said that even though she has been replaced by star kids quite a few times, she refuses to be bitter about it. She added, "I have been replaced in a lot of films by star kids. But I refuse to be bitter about it. I reached a point when I didn't seek validation from them. That's when I decided to make my own path. You don't need any validation, they haven't come to screenings or tweeted about them, but does that make my films bad? No. I refused to make them the power centre. They could have accelerated my career but I refuse to give them the power to harm my career."
She also added that a positive change needs to be brought in the industry and it can not be achieved by pulling down each other! Well, she does have valid points to make, isn't it?