5 Reasons Why Thappad Puts Taapsee Pannu Ahead Of The Competition

Thappad  the game changer: Slowly and steadily, she has been  building a body of work that she  can  proudly show her children to prove she was a pathfinder and a ceiling breaker.  Forget the male Ayushmann Khurrana, Taapsee Pannu is the  female equivalent of  Matthew  Matthew McConaughey. Whenever she’s around you can be sure there’s something  unusual happening.  With Thappad she has raced ahead of all competition. Here’s why.

1.     Fearless  Fighter:  She isn’t afraid  to  play  flawed  frightened  characters as long as  these women  display a  fighting spirit. She’s that soldier  at  the battlefront who won’t go down without a  fight. In Thappad she  is meek, vulnerable  , hurt and bewildered. But she  finds her  way out  of the  darkness into a tentative light.It’s  a very quiet performance. Hopefully  the National awards committee  will reach into the silences.

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2.     Unlike the  other clout-empowered  contemporary  actresses  like  Deepika Padukone,Alia Bhatt and Kangana Ranaut,   Taapsee does  not  have family  allegiances  to define her career. Deepika has the Ranveer factor hovering over  her career.Alia  can’t shrug off the Mahesh Bhatt-Karan Johar influence.And  Kangana’s  very  assertive sister is omnipresent in  her career. Taapsee is  completely her  own person. She does have a sister. But that’s something  entirely restricted  to her family.

3.     Taapsee  is  completely independent in  thought and action .She  does the films  she wants to without the  fear of ramifications.  Only  a totally fearless actor can do Pink, Saandh Ki Aaankh, Game Over and Thappad , all in one breath.

4.     She doesn’t flaunt her intelligence. Women with a  mind of their own and a  definite  political ideology  come across as  aggressive  on  the  social media,like Swara  Bhaskar . Taapsee keeps  her  thoughts  on a deliberately light level.She isn’t confrontational , as one can see from the way laughs away the  trolls.

5.     Finally she is  the only screen diva I know who isn’t temperamental. Never known  to lose her cool, throw  her weight around,  or whip up temper tantrums during shooting,she is accommodating, adjustable  and undemanding.After Thappad she is in an enviable  position. But stardom sits  lightly on her. Success becomes Taapsee.