I've started turning down predictable roles to avoid being typecast: Taapsee Pannu
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Mumbai, Star Taapsee Pannu says she has often told filmmakers not to cast her in roles that audiences can easily predict, as she does not want to be trapped in a particular image.
Adding to this, I've started turning down predictable roles to avoid being typecast: Taapsee Pannu The Delhi-born star, who charted an unconventional path in cinema with hard-hitting dramas such as "Pink", "Mulk", "Thappad" and "Assi", shared she would love to do a fun movie like "Khel Khel Mein", the 2024 comedy where she was part of an ensemble cast.
Meanwhile, "Everybody is going into their comfort zone and using tried-and-tested methods. For instance, for glamorous roles, they have a set of five actresses they can cast, and for hard-hitting, issue-based films, they have another set of five actresses to cast," the star told PTI in an interview.
Notably, "I've actually started turning down films for this reason, telling makers that the audience will easily guess the ending. So, 'Don't cast me in this, it's bad for your movie'. I've gone and 'de-sold' myself to a few films," she added.
As per the latest buzz, Pannu, who will be next seen in Netflix's action-drama "Gandhari", shared she has played strong women characters on screen and enjoyed them too, but these roles came to her at a time when conventional female lead roles were not an option.
In further updates, "It's a snowball effect. From the beginning of my career, I had no options in regular mainstream cliched roles, which are actually money-spinners for actresses. I didn't get those kinds of roles; hence I took the other type of roles, and to my luck, those films and roles later became mainstream."
On top of that, Pannu shared she wants to experiment with characters that audiences would not necessarily associate with her, like her role of an influencer in "Khel Khel Mein".
She also credited films such as "Soorma", "Mission Mangal", and "Dunki" for allowing her to step away from "hardcore roles".
Source: Hindustan Times