Of late Taapsee Pannu has emerged as an actress worth her salt. She has managed to wow the audience with almost all her roles in Hindi films. Now, she plays the character of Rumi in Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan who is unabashedly and unapologetically bratty, spoilt and does not mince her words nor curtails her thoughts. In an industry which shows women using expletives and smoking and drinking in order to show them empowered and modern, Taapsee’s character in the film finally gets the modern woman right. In a recent interview with a leading daily, the actress revealed how she requested Anurag to not use too much of expletives in the film and how her character is the right take on the current demeanor of the modern woman.
Taapsee was asked during the interview whether now audience is more accepting of heroines abusing on screens and she agrees with it. However, she said, “Yes, they are. The success of Veere Di Wedding says it all. Whatever people might say about the film, its box office numbers definitely did all the talking. As for me, I have an issue with abusing in Hindi. I can still abuse in English, but despite being a sardarni from Delhi, I can’t use Hindi expletives. So, I had told Anurag sir, ‘Don’t make me give gaalis in your film because it won’t come naturally to me’.”
She further adds, “Even though my demeanour may seem aggressive, you will be surprised that in the entire film, I never abuse. It’s just the body language and the way I talk, it looks like I’m using expletives. There are no social taboos. We have seen the other side of the woman for so many years. In the last few years, women have evolved so much within the industry. Their attitude has changed and men are slowly accepting it as well. That’s why it has become more refreshing and consumable. Geet (from Jab We Met) and all are done, this is one step ahead of Geet. Jo uska mann hai Rumi woh bolegi.”
In the entire film Manmarziyaan, Taapsee’s character is aggressive and hot-tempered but she never badmouths anyone. She doesn’t use expletives but is more formidable than any of the other female characters seen before who have gone ahead to portray fierceness. Anurag who is known for using a lot of expletives in his films must have reigned himself in to direct a character who is neither afraid nor submissive but at the same time is not trying to portray something she is not.
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