Taapsee Pannu is a new-age actress known for her roles in Pink, Saand Ki Aankh, and Thappad. She started her career as a model and then switched to acting. Now, as a producer and businesswoman, she has achieved a notable position in the Indian film industry.
Tapsee Pannu’s personal and professional life:
Personal Life and Family
Tapsee was born to Dilmohan Singh Pannu and Nirmaljeet in New Delhi on August 1, 1987. She has a younger sibling, Shagun Pannu. She is currently dating Mathias Boe, a Danish badminton player.
She completed her schooling at Mata Jai Kaur Public School in Ashok Vihar. For higher education, she studied Computer Science Engineering at Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology and worked as a software engineer after that.
After being selected for Channel V’s talent show Get Gorgeous in 2008, she became a full-time model and then shifted to acting.
Professional Life
In 2008, she participated in the Femina Miss India contest, winning titles like ‘Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face’ and ‘Safi Femina Miss Beautiful Skin’. She has endorsed several brands like Reliance Trends, Red FM 93.5, Coca-Cola, Motorola, Pantaloon, PVR Cinemas, Standard Chartered Bank, Dabur, Airtel, Tata Docomo, and others.
Her acting career started in 2010 with the Telugu film Jhummandi Naadam. In 2011, she appeared in the Tamil film Aadukalam and debuted in the Hindi film industry with Chashme Baddoor in 2013. In South Indian Cinema, she has worked on several films, including Vastadu Na Raju, Doubles, Mr Perfect, Veera, Vandhaan Vendraan, Mogudu, Gundello Godari, Daruvu, and Shadow.
In Hindi Cinema, she did Pink, Badla, The Ghazi Attack, Naam Shabana, Dil Junglee, Judwa 2, Soorma, Mulk, Manmarziyaan, Mission Mangal, and others. Besides modelling and acting, Tapsee, her sister Shagun, and one other friend own an event company, The Wedding Factory. She is also the owner of the badminton franchise Pune 7 Aces.
Notable Performances
Some notable performances of Taapsee Pannu include
- as ‘Shabana Khan’ in Baby
- as ‘Minal Arora’ in Pink
- as ‘Advocate Aarti Malhotra Mohammed’ in Mulk
- as ‘Kritika Aggarwal’ in Mission Mangal
- as ‘Prakashi Tomar’ in Saand Ki Aankh
- as ‘Amrita Sabharwal/ Sandhu’ in Thappad
Awards and Recognition
Tapsee has won several awards in her decade-long career in films. Her awards include
- Santosham Film Award for Best Actress (Jury) for Gundello Gudari (2013)
- South African Film and Television Awards for Debut Actor of the Year- Female for Gundello Gudari (2013)
- TSR – TV9 National Film Awards for Best Actress for Mogudu (2013)
- Edison Awards for Most Enthusiastic Performer – Female Award for Arrambam (2014)
- Jagran Film Festival for Best Actor (Female) – Jury Special Award for Pink (2017)
- International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) for Woman of the Year for Pink (2017)
- Zee Cine Awards for Extraordinary Impact Award – Female for Naam Shabana (2018)
- GQ Style & Culture Awards for Excellence in Acting for Manmarziyaan (2019)
- Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Award for Jodi Kamal ki Award for Saand Ki Aankh (2019)
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) for Saand Ki Aankh (2020)
- Screen Award for Best Actress (Critics) for Saand Ki Aankh (2020)
- Zee Cine Award for Best Actress (Critics) for Badla (2020)
- Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Actress for Game Over (2020)
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Thappad (2021)
- Ranked 67th in Forbes India’s list of Celebrity 100 (2018)
- Ranked 68th in Forbes India’s list of Celebrity 100 (2019)
- Featured in Forbes 30 under 30 list (2017)
- Ranked 36 in The Times Most Desirable Women (2019)
- Ranked 23 in The Times Most Desirable Women (2020)
