Taapsee Pannu Never Thought Thappad Could Compete At The Box Office With Kangana's Panga Or Deepika's Chhapaak

One of the most talented and sought-after actresses of Bollywood, Taapsee Pannu won many hearts with her glorious performance in Anubhav Sinha’s directorial Thappad. She played the role of a loving housewife named Amrita Sabharwal, who files for divorce after her husband slaps her at an office party. The actress did justice to her character and left fans speechless and in awe.

In a recent chat with Mumbai Mirror, Taapsee opened up about the film and her character and shared, “Amrita was real and hence resonated with so many on a personal level.” She went on to add, “Deepika (Padukone) and Kangana (Ranaut)—whose women-centric films, Chhapaak and Panga, released this year—are big names. We never thought that Thappad would match or surpass their collections, more so since films on acid attack survivors and a mother reviving her career don't divide the audience. It is a huge validation for everyone involved.”

Taapsee also shared her opinion on internet trolls. She said, “Twitter is a war-zone, when you try answering the trolls, they manipulate your words and give everything a political turn, making things controversial. Then, they will ask for your film to be banned. When it works despite them, they are enraged.” Talking about taking a stand for Neha Dhupia, who was trolled for her comments on a reality show, Taapsee said, “Neha feels that cheating is a moral choice but violence is not acceptable. I feel both are morally wrong. One can't be the answer for the other as two wrongs don't make a right. Ditto for trolls, who questioned her morality and targeted her husband and one-year-old daughter. I was speaking up against that.”

The beauty, who has a lot of interesting scripts in her kitty including Haseen Dillruba, Rashmi Rocket, Shabaash Mithu and Looop Lapeta, revealed that she burst into laughter instead of having a nervous breakdown when the nationwide lockdown was announced. Sharing the reason she said, “I was getting stressed about juggling dates. Now, everything will have to be readjusted, and for no fault of mine.”