Actress Taapsee Pannu, who has apologised for her comment on southern cinema\u2019s midriff craze, says the obsession for a female body exists everywhere.<\/p>\n
The actress, who made a strong statement about how a woman\u2019s \u2018no means no\u2019 with the hard-hitting drama \u2018Pink\u2019, was trolled after she featured in a comic video wherein she spoke about how in her debut Telugu movie \u2018Jhummandi Naadam\u2019 (2010) director K. Raghavendra Rao had a coconut thrown at her navel to add \u2018sensuality\u2019.<\/p>\n
It is a sequence often repeated in the filmmaker\u2019s films \u2014 but there are usually flowers or fruits instead of a coconut.<\/p>\n
\u2018There\u2019s an obsession for a female\u2019s body everywhere. Do I need to name some songs in Bollywood that have some weird obsessions? It\u2019s not just there (in the southern film industry),\u2019 Taapsee told IANS on the sidelines of the 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards held here last week.<\/p>\n
\u2018I was just sharing my experience because I have seen that in south, and that glamour bit has not happened with me in Bollywood yet,\u2019 added the actress, who has featured in films like \u2018Baby\u2019 and \u2018Naam Shabana\u2019, apart from \u2018Pink\u2019 \u2014 all of which saw her portray intense characters.<\/p>\n
Taapsee says that her comment in the video was \u2018misconstrued\u2019 by the media which led to it being blown out of proportion. She apologised nevertheless because she wanted \u2018peace\u2019.<\/p>\n
She says it has become hard for celebrities to express their views \u2018as some part of the media has become trolls\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u2018People thought I was trying to humiliate the director who launched me, which obviously was not the case. I am not that stupid. I always give credit to him (for my career) and have always said that he is a man with the Midas Touch.<\/p>\n
\u2018He is known to launch very big stars. Why will I go and be hurtful or disrespectful towards him? Some people just don\u2019t know how to interpret what one says and they manage to see the glass half empty.\u2019<\/p>\n
It\u2019s because she \u2018can\u2019t stand so much hatred\u2019 that she then decided to issue an apology.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s like you step on someone accidentally, and you apologise for it even when it wasn\u2019t intentional.\u2019<\/p>\n
Yet, Taapsee enjoys the social media platform as it gives her accessibility to her fans.<\/p>\n
\u2018I have seen the good side (of social media) too. Otherwise I would have gone off it. Just because of one thing, I don\u2019t want to give up on all the good that it has… The accessibility it gives.<\/p>\n
\u2018I could even share my apology so widely due to social media. I want to look at the glass half full. I am happy being there… It is part and parcel of the game,\u2019 Taapsee said.<\/p>\n
For now, her face lights up as soon as one mentions David Dhawan\u2019s upcoming potboiler \u2018Judwaa 2\u2019 in which she features with Varun Dhawan.<\/p>\n
Taapsee says she finally felt like a \u2018quintessential Bollywood heroine\u2019 with the \u2018big film, big sets, big director, big producer and big actors\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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