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Exclusive Interview<br />
Taapsee Pannu<br />
I have lost many<br />
films for being<br />
Fair<br />
If there's one thing that stands out in the Naam<br />
Shabana trailers, it's Taapsee Pannu's badass fighting<br />
skills. Taapsee and Akshay Kumar have been creating<br />
awareness about self-defence and even made a video<br />
urging women to learn to protect themselves and<br />
demonstrating techniques for the same.<br />
Has Taapsee ever had to<br />
use such techniques in<br />
real life?<br />
She tells in a candid chit chat,<br />
"Thankfully, since the time I have learnt<br />
it, no. I guess no one wants to take on<br />
me after that (laughs). But in school<br />
and college, there have been instances<br />
where I wish I knew how to defend<br />
myself."<br />
Taapsee tells us that unlike her<br />
onscreen persona Shabana, she<br />
"hates to hit people." In fact, she says<br />
that she does not relate to her<br />
character on any level. "She is a<br />
very composed and a controlled<br />
person. I am very expressive<br />
and hyperactive. She can read<br />
between the lines and has a<br />
strong sixth sense. I'm very<br />
gullible, I take everything at face<br />
value," the actor elaborates.<br />
The toughest part of getting into<br />
Shabana's shoes was not the<br />
physical aspect of it, contrary to<br />
what people think. "I have always<br />
been inclined towards sports.<br />
What really took a toll on me<br />
was the mental bit of it. To give<br />
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