Taapsee Pannu is calling out Bollywood's double standards!
In a recent media interaction, Pannu opened up about battling ageism in the film industry and highlighted how female actors constantly face limitations based on their age, while male actors rarely undergo the same scrutiny.
The actress revealed that just when she was starting to establish her acting career, she was once told she wasn't "young enough" to star in a romantic comedy.
Talking about the experience, the “Pink” star said, “I came into the Hindi film industry when I was in my mid-twenties, okay? Now, for three or four years, you're struggling to get a decent role. By the time you make a mark, you've crossed 30. Then they say you're not young enough to be featured in a rom-com."
She added: “So even till date, there are so many times when I feel like, ‘But you don't really need a younger person for this role.' Yet they still want to go younger. It doesn't really happen the same way with men. Of course, we can all see that. But yes, ageism is a big thing."
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Taapsee also reflected on her stint in South Indian cinema, where she encountered a different kind of industry bias. She revealed that after being cast opposite a senior actor, younger male stars suddenly became reluctant to be paired with her for romantic roles.
“Even in the South, it used to happen with me. The moment I was cast opposite a relatively senior actor, the younger actors didn't want to work with me. They were like, ‘Oh no, she's been opposite that actor, so now…' You dare say that about Shah Rukh Khan. You know, an actress' life changes after working with Shah Rukh Khan. So that taboo is not here, but that taboo was there for me when I worked in the South."
On the work front, Taapsee was last seen in Anubhav Sinha directorial “Assi” alongside Kani Kusruti, Revathy, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Satyajit Sharma.
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