Taapsee Pannu and longtime boyfriend and badminton player Mathias Boe married in Udaipur in March. Now in a new interview with Cosmopolitan India, the actor is opening up about her relationship with Mathias, and revealed that it was not ‘love at first sight’ for her. Instead, she took time in the relationship as she wanted to see how feasible it was for the both of them.
In the interview, Taapsee said that she has a soft spot for athletes and added, “It was not like a love-at-first-sight situation, for me at least—I took time to test if it’s really practical…the feasibility of the relationship was important for me. I was obviously fond of him and respected him, and we kept meeting and I grew to love him. So falling in love didn’t happen in a month or instantly. It is a fact though, which I keep repeating in most interviews about him—when I met him I felt like I met a man.”
She also said, “I had dated so many boys before him, and suddenly, I met a guy who didn’t feel like anyone I’d been with before. So there’s this sudden sense of security and maturity, which was so evident that I felt like ‘okay, you’ve finally found the man’.” Source: HT
Taapsee Pannu and longtime boyfriend and badminton player Mathias Boe married in Udaipur in March. Now in a new interview with Cosmopolitan India, the actor is opening up about her relationship with Mathias, and revealed that it was not ‘love at first sight’ for her. Instead, she took time in the relationship as she wanted to see how feasible it was for the both of them.
In the interview, Taapsee said that she has a soft spot for athletes and added, “It was not like a love-at-first-sight situation, for me at least—I took time to test if it’s really practical…the feasibility of the relationship was important for me. I was obviously fond of him and respected him, and we kept meeting and I grew to love him. So falling in love didn’t happen in a month or instantly. It is a fact though, which I keep repeating in most interviews about him—when I met him I felt like I met a man.”
She also said, “I had dated so many boys before him, and suddenly, I met a guy who didn’t feel like anyone I’d been with before. So there’s this sudden sense of security and maturity, which was so evident that I felt like ‘okay, you’ve finally found the man’.” Source: HT
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Taapsee Pannu says it was not ‘love at first sight’ with husband Mathias Boe
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Taapsee to marry long-time boyfriend, badminton coach Mathias Boe in March
Taapsee Pannu, who was last seen in Dunki along with Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, is set to tie the knot with her longtime partner Mathias Boe. The couple is set to exchange wedding vows in a grand celebration which will reportedly be a blend of traditions of Sikhism and Christianity. While the two like keeping a low key about their relationship but have never been secretive about it.
Taapsee Pannu has been dating the Indian badminton team’s coach for nearly 10 years now. Recently, the actress opened up about her relationship when she told Raj Shamani that she met Mathias the year that she was making her debut film, 2013’s Chashme Baddoor. “I have been with the same person since then and I have no thoughts of leaving him or being with anyone else because I am way too happy in the relationship,” she said.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Taapsee Pannu was recently seen in Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki. The film also starred Shah Rukh Khan and was released in December 2023. Dunki was widely loved by all and collected over Rs 450 crore at the global box office. Next, Taapsee will be seen in the comedy-drama film, Woh Ladki Hai Kahan. The movie is written and directed by Arshad Syed and will also star Prateik Babbar and Pratik Gandhi in the lead roles. -
Taapsee Pannu on bagging a Rajkumar Hirani film with Shah Rukh Khan
Taapsee Pannu’s happiness and excitement knew no bounds after she bagged a Rajkumar Hirani film co-starring Shah Rukh Khan. “It is probably that the biggest ever I could have got,” exclaims the actor, adding “It’s too good to be true. I never even thought that I’ll eventually someday reach this, forget about so soon. So, I myself wasn’t announcing or talking about it because I just didn’t want to jinx it in any way.”
Asked about her first reaction on knowing that she’s going to star in such a big project, Pannu says, “There’s no shying away from accepting that I don’t know if it can get bigger than this ever for me. Hence, the disbelief of being a part of it was lingering one till the time I reported on set and the first day of shoot was done.”
Pannu reveals that not just her, even her sister, Shagun, kept asking even after the first day of the shoot was done that whether she was still on board the film. “Each time I went for the meeting with Raju sir, or reading or any conversation I had with him on phone, every time I came back home, she asked me, ‘Tu abhi bhi hai na film mein?’ My parents, however, didn’t give me any noticeable reaction, also maybe they’ve also understood that till the time it happens, let’s not celebrate too early.” Source: HT
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Taapsee Pannu’s Rashmi Rocket brings back lingering memory of Dutee Chand
A couple of days ago, Taapsee Pannu skyrocketed to top trends for her ‘mard ki body’ when a faceless troll, well, decided to troll her on Twitter. The point of contention – a still from her upcoming film, Rashmi Rocket, where Taapsee, with her back to the camera, showed off enviably ripped muscles. Her answer? “Just remember this line and wait for 23rd September (sic).” On September 23, the trailer of Rashmi Rocket dropped – and it all came together.
Taapsee’s Rashmi, a National-level player, is tagged ‘mardaana’ for she is ‘not conventionally feminine’. Her achievements, medals, fame, all snatched away in a matter of seconds when she’s accused of lying about her gender and competing in women’s games. What followed was a slew of archaic gender testings to ascertain if she was a woman at all. Then, a ban. Then, a case. Mudslinging, public opinion made and broken, and the customary Bollywoodised crescendo of tears, drama and the promise to rise back up. And a lingering memory of Dutee Chand from 2014.
Dutee Chand, a double silver medallist at the Asian Games and India’s National record-holder in 100 m, was banned and dropped from India’s Commonwealth and Asian Games teams in 2014. This was on grounds of hyperandrogenism – a condition where the female body produces more testosterone, almost at the level of men. She was just 19 at the time. She fought back. She won. And had her ban overturned. In 2018, she won two Silver medals at the Women’s 100 m and 200 m at the Asian Games. And became the first Indian athlete to come out as gay. But that is not the story of Rashmi Rocket. Rashmi resonates with Dutee on several levels. Rashmi, like Dutee, comes from a humble background. And as the story goes, has had to fight the ‘I am a woman, so what?’ battle against patriarchy. From there, to now having to prove her femininity would be a twisted war, unlike what Bollywood has ever seen before. Rashmi, however, has her husband by her side. Yes, Bollywood can only go so far until it trips on the knight-in-shining-armour boulder.
Source: India Today
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Taapsee Pannu: Want to reaffirm audience trust in me for choosing quality films
Taapsee Pannu has been signed up for a Telugu film titled “Mishan Impossible”. The actress says she wants to reaffirm the trust the audience has in her for choosing quality.
“In last seven years I have always been on a lookout to be part of the stories I want to see myself as an audience, movies that I will spend my time and money on. And ‘Mishan Impossible’ is one of them,” Taapsee said.
She added: “I want to reaffirm the trust the audience has in me for choosing quality films and I’m doing exactly that by becoming a part of a movie like this.”
Taapsee joined the team of the film today. Welcoming the actress on to the sets, the makers released a working still where the actress can be seen with a broken hand. She looks anxious, as she watches something on the laptop.
Niranjan Reddy and Anvesh Reddy produce the film, while N M Pasha is the associate producer. The film has cinematography handled by Deepak Yeragara and music scored by Mark K. Robin. Ravi Teja Girijala is the editor.
Source: IANS
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Taapsee Pannu to essay the role of Sania Mirza in her biopic?
Taapsee Pannu is clearly on a roll. The actress, who has delivered some fantastic performances in the last two years, has one of the strongest line ups among actors of the current generation. While she has almost 4 films almost over – Do Baara, Rashmi Rocket, Haseen Dillruba and a South film, the Pink actress is currently prepping for her sports biopic Shabaash Mithu on Mithali Raj’s life. But now, we can tell you that the Mithali Raj biopic isn’t the only sports biopic Taapsee is doing. A source says, “Taapsee has now been approached for the Sania Mirza biopic as well. This has been in the works for some time. Ronnie Screwvala bought the rights to her life. The makers wanted a younger actress to play Sania and after Parineeti Chopra playing Saina, they didn’t want her to do it. They took the film to Taapsee who has liked the script.” Taapsee’s team is currently working out the modalities for the same. Apart from the cricketer biopic, Taapsee is also in talks for Rajkumar Hirani’s next with Shah Rukh Khan but according to latest reports, that film has got pushed. So, Taapsee might be able to accommodate the Sania Mirza biopic in that time frame now.
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The truth has a price
Picking on critics and opponents is a common pastime of those in power
By Julio Ribeiro “The penchant of the Modi government to ram laws through Parliament without adequate discussions or following parliamentary procedures, the targeting of activists and journalists for disagreeing with government policies and misuse of draconian laws like sedition and the UAPA to silence critics of the regime has attracted adverse attention at home and abroad. The Economist of London and the Washington Post have criticized the Modi government for its indifferent record on the civil liberties of its citizens.”
The Freedom House, a US-based research organization, which had downgraded India’s status from a ‘free country’ to a ‘partly free’ country during the Emergency years of Indira Gandhi, has done it again in its ‘Freedom in the World 2020’ report! It gave India 34/40 for political rights but only 33/60 for civil liberties.
Would the income tax raids on Anurag Kashyap and Taapsee Pannu amount to misuse of power? In one interpretation ‘yes’, since only critics of the government have been targeted. But if these two representatives of the entertainment industry have dodged paying legitimate taxes, the answer would be ‘no’. The Freedom House, which had downgraded India’s status from a ‘free country’ to a ‘partly free’ country during the Emergency years, has done it again. Picking on critics and opponents is a common pastime of those in power. The best course for intended victims to adopt is to always keep a clean slate. This may be difficult in an industry that employs a generous dose of unaccounted cash in its business. If it is not able to function otherwise, then there is no alternative to keeping their mouths shut even in the face of gross injustices that sensitive folk are not able to digest. Prakash Javadekar, I&B Minister, has denied that the BJP had any hand in the raids. Income tax officials on the ground supported the minister’s contention by affirming that they came across entries in the books that aroused their suspicions. Individual citizens must have hit upon the truth according to their political preferences. The chatterati will be vertically divided on this issue, as they are on most other issues in public space. But using power to tame opponents of its policies is an old game that is difficult to play unless you yourself are a politician thirsting for power.
After the Emergency, Indira Gandhi lost the elections. She was the object of a witch hunt which landed her in jail briefly. But soon thereafter, she capitalized on the inability of her rivals to present a united front, and returned to power. Despite the farmers’ protests and the injustices heaped on Disha Ravi and Safoora Zargar, Modiji is safe on his perch. The BJP has succeeded in splitting the country on communal lines. It is advisable for opponents and the disenchanted among the populace to ‘bear the slings and arrows of outraged fortune than taking arms against a sea of troubles’ because there is no chance of ending them till Mr Modi is around.
But all is not lost. Conscientious judges of some courts have decided that ‘enough is enough’. They have decided to fulfil their constitutional duty of dispensing justice according to the truth and the law of the land. We salute them. And to make the day even more pleasant, we read in the newspapers that even the Supreme Court has stepped up its act. Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta dismissed a petition seeking the prosecution of a former Chief Minister of J&K for disapproving of the Centre’s decision to scrap the special status granted to J&K under Article 370 of the Constitution. The court held, and rightly so, that dissent is not sedition and citizens cannot be tried for anti-government views. The court fined the petitioner for the frivolous demand of disqualifying the ex-CM, Farooq Abdullah, who is an elected MP from the Valley.
The penchant of the Modi government to ram laws through Parliament without adequate discussions or following parliamentary procedures, the targeting of activists and journalists for disagreeing with government policies and misuse of draconian laws like sedition and the UAPA to silence critics of the regime has attracted adverse attention at home and abroad. The Economist of London and the Washington Post have criticized the Modi government for its indifferent record on the civil liberties of its citizens.
The Freedom House, a US-based research organization, which had downgraded India’s status from a ‘free country’ to a ‘partly free’ country during the Emergency years of Indira Gandhi, has done it again in its ‘Freedom in the World 2020’ report! It gave India 34/40 for political rights but only 33/60 for civil liberties.
Another guardian of democracy, the Internet Freedom Foundation recorded that of the 109 times the Internet was shut down the world over, the largest number of occasions this happened was in India!
Our government has refuted the Freedom House report by criticizing Freedom House itself. That is not going to help. That same organization had criticized Indira Gandhi’s administration for the Emergency decision in its 1975 and 1976 reports. The BJP must surely have concurred with those reports. It cannot reject this year’s report with any sense of justice and fair play. In fact, it has opened the doors to the charge that an undeclared Emergency is now in motion.
When he first assumed power in 2014, Modiji made a splash on the world scene, accumulating many brownie points in the world’s capitals. Indians were treated with unaccustomed respect abroad. Alas, this will now change. When international travel revives, the humiliation of Indian passport holders abroad will resume. It had been different in the initial years of the Modi era.
Having surrendered ground to its fringe elements, having chosen the consolidation of power over the oft-repeated but unimplemented credo of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’, the Modi regime is leading our beloved country towards a goal that will find its citizens divided vertically, and I am afraid, fatally. Is this the India Mr Modi dreams of when he snatches a few hours of sleep from his punishing regimen of work, work and more work?
If he truly believes in ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’, and the recently added ‘Sabka Vishwas’, he should remove Section 124(A), the sedition clause, from the IPC. It is a misused provision in the law, originally introduced by the British to facilitate its rule over ‘the jewel in its monarch’s crown’. It is now being misused by police forces in BJP-ruled states to silence critics and assorted ‘enemies of the regime’, including Muslims, leftists, students, farmers, climate activists, and Dalits asking for a place in the sun!
The police forces of which I was once a proud member have capitulated totally. Its leadership in the sad words of an old, upright colleague ‘has transformed into unscrupulous careerists’. Such an about-turn in concepts of leadership is bound to weaken the security management in the country. Has this occurred to Mr Modi? I am not sure it has. Those near him are afraid to speak the truth to him. And therein lie the seeds of a possible tragedy.
(The author is a retired IPS Officer)
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Centre targeting those supporting farmers: Rahul on IT raids on Taapsee Pannu, Anurag Kashyap
New Delhi (TIP): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi blamed the central government for the Income Tax raids on Bollywood celebrities – Taapsee Pannu and Anurag Kashyap. Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government with three famous idioms (muhavare) and also explained his metaphorical meaning behind them.
He used the hashtag ‘ModiRaidsProFarmers’ with his tweet in Hindi to take a dig at the government.
Putting out three popular Hindi idioms – ‘Ungliyon pe nachana’, ‘Bheegi billi banna’ and ‘Khisiyani billi khamba neeche’ — Gandhi stated what he believes they mean in the current context.
In his three-pronged attack, he alleged that the Central government makes the Income Tax Department dance to its tunes, friendly media gets cowed down before the Centre and the Central government raids those supporting farmers.
The searches against Pannu and Kashyap as well as his partners who launched the now-shuttered production house Phantom Films were carried out across 30 locations in Mumbai and Pune. They were part of a tax evasion probe against Phantom Films, officials said.
Pannu and Kashyap, both known to be outspoken in their views on a range of issues, were shooting in Pune and are understood to have been questioned by the tax sleuths as part of the preliminary questioning that takes place during raids.
The raids also covered Reliance Entertainment group CEO Shibhasish Sarkar and some executives of celebrity and talent management companies KWAN and Exceed.
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Taapsee Pannu wraps up Looop Lapeta
Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu is grateful as she has recently wrapped up shooting for her upcoming film, Looop Lapeta. Taking to the Instagram handle, the actress has penned a gratitude note for the makers for offering her the film. Taapsee has shared a behind-the-scenes picture of her wherein she can be seen holding the script while speaking to the director and other crew members of the film. In her note, Taapsee has mentioned that she initially wanted to say ‘NO’ to the film during narration but ended up saying ‘Yes’. Along with the picture, she wrote, “I ran behind some films and some have just thankfully fallen in my lap. This being the latter I couldn’t be more grateful to these guys and the luck line in my palm. From entering the narration with the idea to say No, to leaving it with an immediate Yes, thanks to these gentlemen for hanging by a solid script and concept for years and being more sure of me being Savi than I was. P.S- I guess in the end an actor has to ‘run’ behind/for a good script :) #NoComplaints #LooopLapeta.”