Taapsee Pannu says Gandhari brings a different kind of rage and emotion: “This was way more emotional for me to attempt in action”
Taapsee Pannu is set to return to the action genre with her upcoming film Gandhari. Directed by Devashish Makhija and written by Kanika Dhillon, the action thriller centres on a mother’s determination to protect her daughter. The film marks Taapsee’s return to action after Baby and Naam Shabana. Speaking about what prompted her to take up another action project, Taapsee explained that she wanted the film to offer something beyond the genre itself. Taapsee said, “And Gandhari itself, I think, when I had always told her, looking forward to doing action again after Naam Shabana and Baby, it's just that I want to, the stakes should be higher. It should be better, is why I should attempt action again, not just because it's the flavor of the season. I did that way before action became the, you know, the flavor of the season genre, the spy became the flavor of the season. I did it long back. I don't want to repeat myself. I'll just do, I'll do it when I feel the stakes ar...