Taapsee Pannu

“At the end of it, box office result matters. And the weird thing is that we do not know the formula of that.”

“It's very claustrophobic to live a life which is not really how you wanted to live. You are forcing yourself to be quiet and behave like someone you are not.”

“Honestly, trolls don't affect me anymore. In fact, I want to use social media for the benefit of my genuine followers - I pick up one or two tweets and use my sense of humour to entertain them.”

“Post 'Pink,' I don't have any film which I can pick out from my filmography and say 'It would have been better if I hadn't done this film.'”

“I always find a reason to be happy before I sleep. For me, happiness is a choice that is in your hands.”

“I truly consider sports stars as the real stars because they represent our country, which makes them really stand apart. I don't think I can be one of them, and I just find them extremely confident and self-made.”

“In Hyderabad, it was really warm. I had decided to move there even before my first film released.”

“I want people to believe that I can pull off more than one or two types of genres or characters.”

“Maintaining pay parity is very important, and I am in total favour of it.”

“You have to keep proving yourself - every film - until the audience believes you can do anything.”

“I used the same hand to pat my back and to pick me up when I get shattered after losing out on a film due to reasons except your credibility to that role.”

“I am a self-proclaimed feminist in a lot of ways, but I am not going to say that I will take a pink flag and run to India Gate with that.”

“I am moving towards that zone where I don't want to be a replaceable name. This is my goal. I want to hear from the industry that, 'You are the only one who can do this. We will not go ahead with the project if you don't do this.' And I want to hear from the audience that it is worth watching a film that I have done.”

“By being part of films like 'Judwaa 2,' I can ensure that I garner more fans, who'd then want to watch me in other powerful films.”

“This industry is quick to stereotype. People had started talking about how I was primarily being part of women-centric movies. I didn't want to be labelled as part of a mahila morcha.”

“Who said that looking good is not a task? There are so many girls with a well maintained body, but will they be able to walk the beachside in front of the camera wearing a swimsuit? Carrying your body in a certain manner to look sexy is also an art.”

“I feel it's better we have an open mindset to see what exactly we are trying to say. In 'Mulk,' we have not criticised any community, and neither have we said any community is good or bad. We have just shown the true picture and left it to the audience to make the choice.”

“I really want to do a sports biopic.”

“I watch a lot of badminton, and as a result, I know more or less about the forms of most of the players.”

“It helps me rejuvenate when I use my energy in different directions and then come back to acting.”