In a recent interview, actress Taapsee Pannu, who is set to be seen in Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Dunki’ opposite Shah Rukh Khan, shared how happy she was about bagging the role only “on the basis of credentials and talent.”
The movie marks the first collaboration between Shah Rukh and Hirani. The movie is slated for a December 2023 release, and according to reports, the shoot is set to commence later this year. This will also be the first time Taapsee will act opposite Shah Rukh and in terms of scale, it will be one of her biggest films.
Speaking in an interview, Taapsee said, “I feel so happy that this has happened purely on the basis of credentials and talent. Nobody picked up the phone for a recommendation. I got the film only because someone liked what I did.” She also shared her excitement about being paid with Shah Rukh.
“I have to pinch myself every day to believe that this is happening. I have grown up watching his (Shah Rukh’s) films. For me, Shah Rukh Khan is the introduction to Hindi films. So just standing next to him in a frame is surreal. I just hope I don’t mess it up.”
Taapsee has an action-packed 2022. She has already seen two releases in ‘Looop Lapeta’ and ‘Mishan Impossible’. Next up is ‘Shabash Mithu’, releasing on July 15. Pannu has five more releases lined up, all seemingly in 2022. These include Tamil films 'Jana Gana Mana’ and ‘Alien’, Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Dobaaraa’, horror-thriller ‘Blurr’, and ‘Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan’.
