Taapsee Pannu is an Indian film actress and model known for her work in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Jhummandi Naadam. She is among the few South Indian actresses to have had seven releases in a single year (2011). She Came into limelight after Bollywood film Pink.
Personal Life :
Taapsee Pannu was born on 1 August 1987 in New Delhi. Her father is Dilmohan Singh Pannu and mother Nirmaljeet Pannu. She has a younger sister named Shagun Pannu. She did her schooling at the Mata Jai Kaur Public School in Ashok Vihar, Delhi. After completing her graduation in Computer Science Engineering from the Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology in New Delhi, she worked as a software professional and pursued a career in modeling before becoming an actress. Also Read : Urvashi Rautela Wiki, Bio, Age, Career and Personal Life
Career :
Taapsee Pannu appeared in a number of commercials. She endorsed brands such as Reliance Trends, Red FM 93.5, UniStyle Image, Coca Cola, Motorola, Pantaloon, PVR Cinemas, Standard Chartered Bank, Dabur, Airtel, Tata Docomo, World Gold Council, Havells and Vardhman. She has also been featured on the cover of magazines Just For Women and MaaStars.
Taapsee Pannu made her cinematic debut in 2010 with romantic musical film Jhummandi Naadam. In 2011, film Aadukalam marked her debut in Tamil cinema. She played the role of an Anglo Indian girl falling in love with a rural man played by Dhanush. She returned to the Telugu film industry with Vastadu Naa Raju in 2011, opposite Vishnu Manchu. She made her debut in Malayalam cinema with Doubles in 2011, opposite Mammootty and Nadiya Moidu.
Taapsee Pannu played a short role in her next release Mr. Perfect. In it, she acted alongside Prabhas and Kajal Aggarwal. She starred in a high budget film titled Veera, opposite Ravi Teja and Kajal Aggarwal. She was next seen in Vandhaan Vendraan and Mogudu. She worked on the Tamil Telugu bilingual Gundello Godari, titled Maranthen Mannithen in Tamil. Also Read : Swara Bhaskar Wiki, Bio, Age, Career and Personal Life
Taapsee made her Bollywood debut through Chashme Baddoor where she shares the screen with Siddharth, Rishi Kapoor, Divyendu Sharma, and Ali Zafar. In later 2013, she was seen in the big budget action thriller Arrambam co starring Ajith Kumar and Arya. She went on to star in the drama Pink, the war film The Ghazi Attack, the comedy Judwaa 2, the courtroom drama Mulk, the thriller Badla, the drama Mission Mangal and the biographical drama Saand Ki Aankh.
Filmography :
Jhummandi Naadam -2010; Aadukalam Irene, Vastadu Naa Raju, Mr. Perfect, Veera, Vandhaan Vendraan, Mogudu Raja, Doubles – 2011; Daruvu – 2012; Gundello Godari, Chashme Baddoor, Shadow, Sahasam, Arrambam – 2013; Kathai Thiraikathai – 2014; Baby, Kanchana 2, Vai Raja Vai, Dongaata – 2015; Pink – 2016; Running Shaadi, The Ghazi Attack, Naam Shabana, Anando Brahma, Judwaa 2 – 2017; Dil Juunglee, Soorma, Mulk, Neevevaro, Manmarziyaan – 2018; Badla, Game Over, Mission Mangal, Saand Ki Aankh, Tadka – 2019; Thappad – 2020; Short Films : Baarish aur chowmein, Nitishastra
Awards :
2011 : South Indian International Movie Awards – Best Female Debutant.
2012 : Santosham Film Awards for Best Actress Jury for Mr. Perfect, Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine.
2013 : South Africa India Film And Television Awards for Debut Actor of the Year – Female for Chashme Baddoor, BIG Star Entertainment Awards – Most Entertaining Actor Film – Debut female.
2014 : Edison Awards for Most Enthusiastic Performer – Female Award for Arrambam.
2017 : Lux Golden Rose Awards for Rising Star Of The Year, FiIms of India Online Awards for Special Jury Awards for Pink.
2018 : Lux Golden Rose Awards for Break Through Performer Of The Year Award, Zee Cine Awards for Extraordinary Impact Award Female, Hindustan Times Most Stylish Awards under category HT Most Stylish Breakthrough Performer, GeoSpa AsiaSpa Awards for Best Actress Critics Female for Naam Shabana.
Controversies :
- In 2012, there was a buzz that she was the reason behind the fight between Kollywood actor Mahat Raghavendra and Tollywood actor Manchu Manoj at a party after the Filmfare awards in Chennai.
- After the release of her film Manmarziyaan, the members of the Sikh community objected to the smoking scenes by the Sikh characters of the film, after which the producers of the film deleted those scenes. Taapsee Pannu, who is also a Sikh, also responded to the controversy with few tweets and even a troll threatened to beat her up.
Wiki – Bio :
| Date of Birth / Age : | 1 August 1987 , 33 years (as in 2020) |
| Nick Name : | Maggie, Glam doll, Goddess of Flop Heroes |
| Full Name : | Taapsee Pannu |
| Birth Place : | New Delhi, India |
| Home Town : | Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Current Place : | Mumbai, India |
| Height : | 165 Cm |
| Weight : | 55 Kg |
| Religion : | Sikhism |
| Body Measurement : | 34-27-36 |
| Zodiac Sign / Sun Sign : | Leo |
| Education : | B.Tech in Computer Science |
| School : | Mata Jai Kaur Public School, Ashok Vihar, Delhi |
| College / University : | Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute Of Technology, New Delhi |
| Profession : | Actress, Model |
| Marital Status : | unmarried |
| Husband / Boyfriend / Affairs : | Mahat Raghavendra, Mathias Boe (Rumor) |
| Children : | N/A |
| Parents : | Dilmohan Singh Pannu (Father), Nirmaljeet Pannu (Mother) |
| Siblings : | Shagun Pannu (Sister) |
| Net Income : | Rs 80 lakh to 1.5 crores per film |
| Net Worth : | More than $6 million dollars (estimated) |
| Hobbies : | Reading, Riding Bikes, Playing Squash, Dancing |
| Food Habit : | Vegetarian |
| Favorite Food : | Danish pastries, Chinese Cuisines, Parathas, Chole Puri, Kachori, Papri Chaat |
| Favorite Destination : | Europe, Maldives |
| Favorite Actor : | Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Suriya, Ranbir Kapoor, Prabhas |
| Favorite Actress : | Priyanka Chopra, Priyamani |
| Favorite Films : | Bollywood : Rockstar, Hollywood : The Twilight Series |
| Favorite Song : | Dhichkyaaon from the film Chashme Baddoor |
| Car Collection : | BMW |
| Address : | N/A |
| Contact : | N/A |
| Email : | N/A |
| Social Profile : | Facebook Twitter Instagram |
Some Known Facts About Taapsee Pannu :
- Since her college days, she has been doing modeling for various ads to manage her daily extra expenses.
- Taapsee Pannu has a huge crush on actor Ranbir Kapoor.
- She learned Kathak dance for 8 years from the famous Birju Maharaj‘s disciples.
- She had a very studious personality in her school and she was hardly interested in becoming an actress at that time.
- She participated in Miss India 2008 pageant and got the Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face titles and Safi Femina Miss Beautiful Skin titles.
- She is the co-owner of an event company named The Wedding Factory, which organizes marriages and many such events.
- She loves playing squash and she prefers playing it at least half hour every day.
- She has also worked as a software engineer and developed an app FontSwap.
- She wants to marry someone who is not from the entertainment industry.
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