'If you shove the camera in my face...': Taapsee Pannu reacts to paparazzi hounding her without consent

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Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu, who was recently in the news for her secret wedding with long-time boyfriend Mathias Boe, opened up about paparazzi hounding her at places outside of work without her consent. The actress, who has made headlines for her befitting replies on and off social media, shared in an interview that she is not with the shutterbugs pushing and pressing buttons.

Taapsee told Hindustan Times, "Paps feel I'm difficult, whereas I'm just being real. In an urge to get clickbait photos and captions for their Instagram pages, they sometimes push and press the buttons of all celebrities, which I am not comfortable with. As a pap, if you talk to me, and I'll have a conversation, but if you press my buttons saying, ‘Your last film didn't work, how does it feel?' or ‘Itni der se khade hain, photo to de do', then I'm not going to indulge you. There needs to be mutual respect."

The ‘Badla' actor further mentioned that she has learned a new word ‘Lajvanti' which is a label for those who try to be overtly submissive and sweet. She said, "It's for those who just laugh it off, acting dumb, and that's considered sweet, cute, and adorable. Sorry, but I can't be Lajvanti. If you shove the camera in my face without my consent at places where I'm not in a professional capacity, it's not fair to expect me to be suddenly entertaining you. I feel I am allowed to have a life beyond my work as an entertainer, too."

Meanwhile, on the work front, Taapsee will be seen in 'Khel Khel Mein' alongside Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Ammy Virk, and Aditya Seal. It is set to release on September 6 this year. 'Khel Khel Mein' is directed by Mudassar Aziz and is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Vipul D. Shah, Ashwin Varde, Rajesh Bahl, Shashikant Sinha and Ajay Rai.

She also has 'Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba' which is a sequel to 'Haseen Dilruba', which premiered exclusively on the OTT platform Netflix in July 2021 and gathered positive reviews from the audience and starred Vikrant, Taapsee Pannu, and actor Harshvardhan Rane in the lead roles. In the second part, Taapsee will be seen sharing screen space with Vikrant and Sunny Kaushal.