“I Do Things Which I Feel Are Right, Especially If It Comes From My Heart.”

Vivacious and bindaas, Taapsee pannu has arrived, and how! From delivering power packed performances in films like Baby, Pink and Naam Shabana to dancing around the trees in a bikini in Judwaa 2, she’s done it all. And now this Punjabi kudi is seen kicking ass in her first short film Nitishastra. In a candid conversation with Sharbani Mukherjee, the actor opens up about her films, career, self-defence and more…

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How was your experience working on your first short film?

When the director Kapil Verma took me through the process, I felt like I was working on the sets of a regular feature film. Not even for a moment did I feel ki production value kam hain. And the filmmaking aspect wasn’t really different. So quality wise, short films are the same and they definitely have a market now. And teen din main khatam ho gayi toh bahut mazza agaya!

We’ve seen you deliver power packed action scenes in Baby, Pink and Naam Shabana earlier. Would you want to continue to do films of a similar kind?

I think I am all game for it! Mujhe jo karne ka man karta hain main woh kar leti hu. I was approached for this project when I was shooting for