I broke language barriers at the beginning of my career: Taapsee

For an actress, who is known to work non-stop, Taapsee Pannu has decided to restrict herself to only three projects this year.

- Rachana Dubey

And yet, she has several appointments with the audience across OTT platforms and in cinemas lined up in the months to come. In a chat with Bombay Times, the actress spoke about working with Shah Rukh Khan in her next venture and being a part of a major transition in the entertainment space. Excerpts:

You’ve recently started shooting with Shah Rukh Khan for Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki. You’ve confessed to being a fan of the actor for most of your life. What is it like for you to share screen space with him?

I had kept my schedule completely free from early April. We started prep for this film around that time. I had experienced a similar kind of joy and excitement when I worked with Mr. Bachchan (Amitabh) in Pink a few years ago. There are so many more senior actors who have been waiting to work with him. I felt that for Shah Rukh sir, too. I am a ’90s kid. He’s the first superstar I got acquainted with when I was in high school and college. I was, and I still am, a huge Shah Rukh Khan fan. Honestly, I am more fond of him as a human being, and I’m happy that I get to spend time around him, observing him, both as a professional and as a person. His humor, his charm, and the way he conducts himself… I am just looking forward to spending more time around him, learning more about him and from him.

You’ve just wrapped up an anthology project with Sudhir Mishra. Apart from the project with SRK, what else do you intend to start in the year, given that you wanted to space out work this year?