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New Delhi:

Taapsee Pannu’s big-screen manufacturing Dhak Dhak hit the theatres on Friday. The movie options Ratna Pathak Shah, Dia Mirza, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanjana Sanghi in lead roles. The movie offers with 4 ladies embarking on a daring motorbike journey by means of the powerful terrain of Leh. The movie had a particular screening on Wednesday although Taapsee Pannu was MIA from the occasion. In a current interview with ETimes, Taapsee Pannu expressed her discontent in regards to the tradition of Bollywood which favours solely star energy. Taapsee stated, “I truly believe in a good subject as an actor and a producer. Dhak Dhak is an interesting story, and we’ve left no stone unturned to ensure it makes for a great visual and emotional experience. Sadly, the entire system still revolves around the stars including the OTT, and everyone passes the buck. The film’s trailer was dropped barely four days before the release. I heard things like ‘yeh female oriented hai, sirf niche audience aayegi, itnay shows nahi milenge, baad mein OTT pe aani hi hai so why stress?’ XYZ ka trailer bhi late drop hua tha but my film is not Jawan. Smaller films need a certain push. People are free to accept or reject them, but they need a fair chance to be seen.”

Dhak Dhak is directed by debutant Tarun Dudeja. Sharing her concern for her film getting lesser number of shows and limited promotions, Taapsee said, ”I have a first-time director Tarun Dudeja helming this, good actors who have given it their all. They learnt how to ride the bike for it. If there’s no buzz around the film, no promotions, one or two shows playing in theatres at strange times, the film is bound to go unnoticed. Everyone will be quick to label it as a ‘flop’. Once you get that label, will people even watch it on OTT later? Isn’t this infuriating?”

It’s believed OTT platforms have brought some balance in the industry as actors of different calibres get chances here. However, dismissing the notion, Taapsee said she was ‘shattered’ at the response when she narrated the first line of her story. She continued, “This delusion I had about individuals believing in ‘content material is king’ was shattered whereas making this movie. There’s a lot hypocrisy. They will hear your one-line story and shall be fast to ask, “Picture mein actor kaun hai?” That decides their monetary and emotional funding within the undertaking. As an actor, I by no means requested who my co-star is, or how large the makers are after I signed a film. I labored with so many first-time administrators and costars who had been newcomers however that isn’t how others have a look at it.”

Taapsee Pannu was seen in Vinil Mathew’s Haseen Dillruba, starring Vikrant Massey and Rashmi Rocket. She also starred in Shabaash Mithu, based on the life of Mithali Raj. She will next be seen in Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki, co-starring Shah Rukh Khan. Taapsee Pannu made her debut as a producer with Blurr. She also acted in that movie alongside Gulshan Devaiah.