Bollywood’s shining star Taapsee Pannu has made
a shocking revelation about her early days in the film industry. The actor
featured in several Tamil and some Telugu films before making her way into
Bollywood.

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Taapsee said that she had to alter her behaviour, look and act in a
certain way when working with big names in order to reach the top of the
ladder.

Taapsee went on to say that she did not
make the same mistakes once she began featuring in Hindi films. In conversation
with Cosmopolitan India Taapsee said, “In the beginning, I was told
that the only way to become a star was to work in big-ticket films. Alongside
big heroes, and that’s what took you to the top. And that pretty much meant you
had to look ultra-glam, be the diva… look a certain way, and be a certain
way. And as I told you, I clearly didn’t fit in. So in the beginning, I tried
really hard to change myself, and to seem more glamorous and a little dumb…
because, apparently, looking good equals not having a brain.”

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The Thappad star who made her Bollywood debut
in 2013 added, “So I took up certain roles, because that was the norm. And
I realised, very quickly, that those films were just not working for me. And
that when I did something out-of the box, unconventional, not-so ‘heroine-like,
it did work for me. So I realised that being relatable worked better for me,
than seeming aspirational. I learnt this lesson while working on films in the
South, so when I switched to Bollywood, I knew that I would not repeat my
mistakes.”

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Taapsee has been seen on screen in several hit
films including Haseen Dilruba, Rashmi Rocket and Annabelle Sethupathi on OTT
platforms.

The actor has several new projects under her
belt including Looop Lapeta, Dobaaraa, Shabaash Mithu, Blurr and Mishan
Impossible.