Taapsee Pannu sparks 'befitting reply' memes as she answers to 'sexist' praise by producer

Taapsee Pannu is taking on misogyny in her films, be it as a sharpshooter in Saand Ki Aankh or against ‘just a slap’ by her husband in Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad. However, that’s t all, she has been doing so in real life too. After lashing out at real stories of domestic violence and on female officers t being given commander positions in Army, actor had a courteous way to highlight ‘sexism’ after Tanuj Garg called her ‘female Ayushmann Khurrana.’ 

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Taapsee Pannu won Best Actress-Critics award for her performance in Saand Ki Aankh, along with Bhumi Pednekar, at Filmfare Awards on Saturday. Tanuj Garg, who has produced films like Tumhari Sulu and Lootera, congratulated her by calling her a ‘powerhouse’, but also a ‘female Ayushmann Khurrana.’ Pink star wrote why she couldn’t have been addressed as ‘Bollywood’s first Taapsee Pannu’ instead. 

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Her comment led to a flurry of ‘befitting reply’ comments and even memes, a dig at report of similar responses by media.

Here are responses

On a serious te, many thought it was indeed a ‘befitting reply’. Several users praised her for hitting out at sexism and misogyny. One shared how she had ‘smashed misogyny out of a sexist producer’ and many called Garg a ‘troll’ too. 

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Meanwhile, Taapsee is currently gearing up for release of Thappad. movie is releasing on February 28. She has also signed biopic on Mithali Raj and Haseen Dilruba. 

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