Taapsee Pannu made her debut with Chashme Baddoor in 2013 and has established herself as one of the most talented actresses in Bollywood. With a diverse range of roles and versatile performances, she has garnered both critical acclaim and a dedicated fanbase. Recently, the actress talked about her pay for the film Dunki, in which she stars alongside Shah Rukh Khan.
Taapsee Pannu on earning heft sums for big projects Contrary to what many may assume about actresses earning hefty sums for big projects, Taapsee revealed that her compensation was less than expected. She told Indian Express, "Funnily, people think I do films like Judwaa or Dunki for money, that I get paid a lot. But no, it is the opposite– I get paid to do more for films that are headlined by me like Haseen Dilruba and other films don’t really pay me much because they feel they are doing a favour by taking me up in that kind of a film.
They feel, ‘There is already a big hero, why do we need anybody else for that?’ I fight these notions on a daily basis." ALSO READ: 5 Years Of Saand Ki Aankh: Vineet Kumar Calls His Role Of Sports Coach In Taapsee, Bhumi Starrer 'Precious' - EXCLUSIVE Expressing her frustrations, Taapsee remarked on the perception that the presence of a male lead is a "favour" to her. “Now even the audience knows that heroes decide who the heroine is going to be in most of their films until you have a very big, super successful director, who has his or her own audience.
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