Taapsee Pannu on her tiff with paparazzi: ‘Appeasing them won’t get me movies’

Taapsee Pannu admits she has a strained relationship with the paparazzi.

In an interview with Fever FM, the actor opened up on why she doesn’t believe in appeasing them and how the photographers misuse her statements and videos for their own commercial gain.

Taapsee on negative news getting more clicks
“Click kaise karoge tum? Mujhe batao achhi baaton pe kaun click karta? Mujhe batao tumne last news kaun si achhi pe click kar dia ho? Ab ye wali news zyada sensational hai. (How will you click on the news then? Tell me who clicks on positive news? When was the last time you clicked on a positive news? Now, this kind of news is more sensational). ‘She’s being nasty and rude to paparazzi’ so everyone is like, ‘Kya ho gaya, kya ho gaya, dekhna padega’ (what happened? let’s see). So that is more exciting for an audience,” Taapsee said.

On why she doesn’t appease the paparazzi
“Mujhe ye cheezein picturein laa ke nahi de rahi (These things aren’t fetching me films). My films speak for themselves. So I don’t have to appease a section of so-called media, I don’t even call them direct media because they’re serving their vested interest ki koi humare portal par click kar de bas (that someone just clicks on their portal). I don’t call them media. Media is not supposed to desperately put out lines or videos jiss pe bas click karna pade (that are clickbait),” Taapsee added.

She said the paparazzi know exactly when they come physically too close to her or have shouted at her or have chased her car. She added that she doesn’t want to be made apologetic about her privilege. She’s a normal woman who wants them to respect her privacy and physical space.