I Am Not Going To Change Who I Am For You To Keep Me In The News.

With Judwaa 2, she brought in her oomph factor by slaying in a bikini bod. Well, haters still found ways to troll. But she’s badass and that’s exactly why nothing can bring TAAPSEE PANNU down. If you’re reminiscing the good ol’ Baby days, our Shabana is soon to be seen in Anubhav Sinha’s social thriller Mulk. But has she found a happy place here? Is being a Mumbaikar more fun? Let’s find out…

- Khushboo Tiwari

Did you ever feel a constant pressure to look a certain way considering the so-called societal stereotypes?

No, I didn’t really feel that. Or probably people didn’t have the stereotypical Indian film actor expectations from me. But there was a time when I let somebody else do everything for me and it backfired. I myself can’t see those pictures where I was horribly dressed just because I blindly trusted people. Since then I work and collaborate with people I choose and put my brain in what to wear, when and how to present myself.

What about the PR machinery that tags along…

My PR doesn’t tell me what to say. I have told them what kind of a person I am, so mould an image around that. Because I am not going to change who I am for you to keep me in the news.