Taapsee Pannu pokes fun at director who launched her, gets trolled

Taapsee Pannu criticises director who launched her, gets trolled

Taapsee Pannu in a still from the video and (inset) the scene that Taapsee was referring to where a coconut hits her navel. Pics/YouTube

Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu has sparked controversy with her comments on Telugu director K Raghavendra Rao's 'navel obsession'. Furious fans took to social media to criticise the 'Pink' star for her remarks.

Recently, a video featuring Taapsee Pannu was uploaded by stand-up comedy group East India Comedy on their YouTube channel. In the clip, when Taapsee was asked about her experience of working in the South, she said, "In the South, they think I can only pull off glamorous roles. When they saw 'Pink' and '(Naam) Shabana', they were like, oh, she can act."

A still from the scene where Taapsee Pannu gets hits on her navel with a coconut

Further, when Taapsee was asked about South film industry's obsession with navel, the actress said, "If I knew about this in my research before I'd gone to the South I would've worked on my navel. I clearly didn't. They didn't even start with a scene. They started with a song itself."

Taapsee further added, "The director who launched me is known to have the Midas' touch in terms of launching actresses. He had launched Sridevi and Jayasudha. It was his 105th movie with me. He's known to show the sensuality of the heroine by showing the midriff and throwing fruits and flowers at it. I was prepared for it. In fact, I saw lots of videos. But, when my turn came, maybe because my midriff wasn't quite ready, they threw a coconut on me!"

Taapsee remarked, "I don't know what is so sensuous about a coconut hitting my midriff!"

Taapsee Pannu in a still from the song

A song from the film was played which showed the particular scene and Taapsee hid her face in embarrassment and said, "Guys, please don't judge me by this."

Taapsee Pannu's comments have angered the director's fans who reacted by trolling the actress. Here are some tweets:

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On the work front, Taapsee Pannu will next be seen in 'Judwaa 2' co-starring Varun Dhawan and Jacqueline Fernandez.