My memories of Judwaa are so strong that I remember the lyrics better than Varun Dhawan-Taapsee Pannu
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Divya Kaushik (BOMBAY TIMES; September 29, 2017)
After working in films like
Pink and Naam Shabana, Judwaa 2 was nothing less than a picnic for
Taapsee Pannu. Pink won the National Award for the Best Film on Social
Issues. Soon after that, Naam Shabana featured the actress in the role
of a spy. Taapsee says that after two intense films, it was important
for her to take a break.
She says, “I chose Judwaa 2 to avoid being typecast and to surprise the audience since that works well for me. I thought, before people bracket me, saying, 'Oh, she can only do hard-hitting, intense roles' and place me in the category of off-beat actresses, I should shock them. I hate being called an off-beat actress. I don't consider myself as one. My films have been commercially successful. People loved my 10-minute role in Baby which was surprised many. In Pink, when people thought that apart from Mr Bachchan no one else would be noticed, I made a mark. Same was the case with Naam Shabana. After all these films, just when people thought that this is working for me and she will continue doing these kind of films, I decided to play a typical Bollywood heroine. I know I can carry that off just as well.“
RECALLING JUDWAA
Taapsee believes that working on Judwaa 2 has been special for her since the 1997 original was one of her favourite films as a child. She says that she must have been a nine-year-old kid when she watched Judwaa and vividly remembers the dialogues, scenes and lyrics from the movie.
“My memories of Judwaa are so strong that I remember the lyrics better than Varun (Dhawan). I shot for Chashme Baddoor with his father David (Dhawan) in Mauritius. On the last day of the shoot, I forced him to shoot Oonchi Hai Building with me as a promotional video. I hadn't ever thought that four years later, I will get to do this film,“ says Taapsee.
Though the sequel might have retained the original title and some of the songs, Taapsee insists that this version is a lot different from the original. Elements have been changed keeping the changed taste of the audience in mind. “It's been 20 years since Judwaa was made and a lot has changed in our industry since then. We don't laugh at the same jokes anymore. Characters are different. Even though I am playing a role which was played by Rambha, I'm nothing like her because that girls don't think and behave like that anymore. I'm playing someone who is a go-getter in her relationships. Today, the audience is clear about what they want from a film. You can't give them kuch bhi in terms of content,“ says Taapsee, who plays London-based Samara in Judwaa 2.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND DEALING WITH TROLLS
After her last two films, Taapsee has been in the news for her women empowerment initiatives. Among those was promoting self-defence training for girls in her school in Delhi. The actress states that she has continued with her efforts since then, and has also shot for a short film where she plays a self-defence instructor and plans to screen the film at as many places as possible.
“It was kind on my principal and chairperson's part to give me an opportunity to visit my school and talk to students about the importance of self-defence training. They told me recently that after that trial class, there is an increase in the number of students enrolling for it. They have taken self-defence seriously. Classes are conducted regularly in my school which gave me a sense of success. I will keep doing these small things like this in my capacity,“ she says, adding that an important part of women empowerment is also letting women decide what they want to do or wear.
Taapsee was recently targetted by trolls on social media for posting pictures of her in a bikini. “I have the power to decide what I want to wear and that is also a part of empowering a woman. Every celebrity would agree that whatever we tweet, be it for clothes or for any statement that we choose to make, we attract hate statements, some of which even goes viral. When I posted that photo, I was subconsciously prepared for that kind of response. Usually, I don't react to such comments because that's the best way to deal with such people. They seek attention and I don't want to give them that,“ Taapsee sums up.
She says, “I chose Judwaa 2 to avoid being typecast and to surprise the audience since that works well for me. I thought, before people bracket me, saying, 'Oh, she can only do hard-hitting, intense roles' and place me in the category of off-beat actresses, I should shock them. I hate being called an off-beat actress. I don't consider myself as one. My films have been commercially successful. People loved my 10-minute role in Baby which was surprised many. In Pink, when people thought that apart from Mr Bachchan no one else would be noticed, I made a mark. Same was the case with Naam Shabana. After all these films, just when people thought that this is working for me and she will continue doing these kind of films, I decided to play a typical Bollywood heroine. I know I can carry that off just as well.“
RECALLING JUDWAA
Taapsee believes that working on Judwaa 2 has been special for her since the 1997 original was one of her favourite films as a child. She says that she must have been a nine-year-old kid when she watched Judwaa and vividly remembers the dialogues, scenes and lyrics from the movie.
“My memories of Judwaa are so strong that I remember the lyrics better than Varun (Dhawan). I shot for Chashme Baddoor with his father David (Dhawan) in Mauritius. On the last day of the shoot, I forced him to shoot Oonchi Hai Building with me as a promotional video. I hadn't ever thought that four years later, I will get to do this film,“ says Taapsee.
Though the sequel might have retained the original title and some of the songs, Taapsee insists that this version is a lot different from the original. Elements have been changed keeping the changed taste of the audience in mind. “It's been 20 years since Judwaa was made and a lot has changed in our industry since then. We don't laugh at the same jokes anymore. Characters are different. Even though I am playing a role which was played by Rambha, I'm nothing like her because that girls don't think and behave like that anymore. I'm playing someone who is a go-getter in her relationships. Today, the audience is clear about what they want from a film. You can't give them kuch bhi in terms of content,“ says Taapsee, who plays London-based Samara in Judwaa 2.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND DEALING WITH TROLLS
After her last two films, Taapsee has been in the news for her women empowerment initiatives. Among those was promoting self-defence training for girls in her school in Delhi. The actress states that she has continued with her efforts since then, and has also shot for a short film where she plays a self-defence instructor and plans to screen the film at as many places as possible.
“It was kind on my principal and chairperson's part to give me an opportunity to visit my school and talk to students about the importance of self-defence training. They told me recently that after that trial class, there is an increase in the number of students enrolling for it. They have taken self-defence seriously. Classes are conducted regularly in my school which gave me a sense of success. I will keep doing these small things like this in my capacity,“ she says, adding that an important part of women empowerment is also letting women decide what they want to do or wear.
Taapsee was recently targetted by trolls on social media for posting pictures of her in a bikini. “I have the power to decide what I want to wear and that is also a part of empowering a woman. Every celebrity would agree that whatever we tweet, be it for clothes or for any statement that we choose to make, we attract hate statements, some of which even goes viral. When I posted that photo, I was subconsciously prepared for that kind of response. Usually, I don't react to such comments because that's the best way to deal with such people. They seek attention and I don't want to give them that,“ Taapsee sums up.
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