The last time a Taapsee Pannu film was released in theatres, it was still pre-pandemic times. The critically-acclaimed Thappad saw the actor win accolades for her performance as a homemaker dealing with the aftermath of being slapped by her loving husband. There were a few OTT releases post the Anubhav Sinha-directorial but it is only now that she has a big-ticket release lined up in Shabaash Mithu, a biopic on the life of Mithali Raj, former captain of the Indian women’s cricket team–considered one of the greatest female cricketers in the profession.
If Pannu is feeling the jitters about having a theatrical release after almost two years, it doesn’t show, at least not until she admits to it. “Yes, it’s making me nervous. I feel the pressure, and rightfully so. The day a theatrical release stops making me nervous, I think it will be time to change my job because then it means I have become indifferent,” she states.