Ahead Of Looop Lapeta, 5 Films Of Taapsee Pannu Which Were A Game Changer For Her

In her upcoming film, Looop Lapeta, Taapsee Pannu will be seen playing another unconventional role- this time of a woman named Savi who has fifty minutes to save her partner's life by coughing up fifty lakh in cash. The trailer of the film has been long out and the reactions so far have been interesting. With exemplary cinematography by Yash Khanna and a stellar cast, the film is scheduled to release online this week.

Looop Lapeta is the Hindi remake of the German film Run Lola Run, which starred Franka Potente and Moritz Bleibtreu. It is directed by Aakash Bhatia and along with Pannu, the cast includes Tahir Raj Bhasin, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, amongst others. The film is going to release on February 4 this year. It is going to premiere on Netflix.

So far, the trailer seems like it is going to be a game-changer for Pannu, but it won't be her first. As an actor, she is known for playing strong women lead in films, or projects that have a unique story to offer. In most movies that Pannu is part of, she leaves a strong impression on the audience, even if she has a short screen time like in Baby with Akshay Kumar or a longer one in the subsequent film Naam Shabana.

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While she is no stranger to playing spirited women, it will be interesting to watch Pannu whip some quirkiness and intensity as Savi in Looop Lapeta. But to prep for her upcoming film, one can watch a number of films that Pannu has been part of, just to get in that groove.

Taapsee Pannu Best Films: The woman who redefined leading ladies in Bollywood

Baby 

This film was Pannu's coming to limelight moment. Her short screen time in the 2015 film left an indelible impression on the audience. She plays the role of Shabana Khan and her role was seven-minutes long in the film. She and Kumar's character Ajay lead an operation at Kathmandu in Nepal to catch hold of a smuggler. She lures the antagonist to the hotel room and he finds out about their real identity. Without waiting for her partner to come and diffuse the situation, Khan takes the lead and overpowers the antagonist, thanks to her martial art skills. When Ajay arrives to rescue her, she already has the man pinned to the ground. Pannu's character was so popular that it garnered a spin-off film, Naam Shabana.

Naam Shabana 

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Directed by Shivam Nair, this film had Pannu in the lead and told her background story set before the events that transpired in Baby. The film is written by Neeraj Pandey and features Manoj Bajpayee, Anupam Kher, Akshay Kumar, amongst others. It shows how Pannu's character Shabana Khan ended up working with Kumar's character Ajay as a field agent. A Kudo fighter, Khan comes under the intelligence agency's radar and followed around as a possible recruit. Her backstory also includes her period in juvenile detention for killing her abusive father who physically assaulted her mother. The film was released in 2017.

Mulk 

In this Anubhav Sinha directorial, Pannu plays the role of a Hindu woman fighting for the rights of her Muslim father-in-law, played by Rishi Kapoor. This is a courtroom drama that revolves around a Muslim family's struggle to prove their innocence when a member of the clan takes part in a terrorist attack and dies in the ensuing encounter. Mulk questioned our perception of religion, religious identity and faith. While Pannu's character wasn't central to the story, she delivers a powerful monologue towards the climax, which tells us why she must have signed up this film in the first place.

Thappad 

A still from the film Thappad.

The 2020 film directed by Anubhav Sinha, had Pannu in the lead along with an ensemble cast including Pavail Gulati, Maya Sarao, Kumud Mishra, Tanvi Azmi, Ratna Pathak Shah, amongst others. The film was a social commentary on the domestic violence faced by women and the stigma of being a divorcee in Indian social setup. Pannu played the role of Amrita Sabharwal, whose husband slaps her during a party and she decides to separate from him. The film was critically acclaimed for its social message and the phenomenal performance by the actors. It also introduced us to a beautiful father-daughter relationship between Mishra's character Sachin Sandhu and Amrita, and how he supports his daughter through the rough patch.

Pink 

This 2016 film created tremors in the hearts of the viewers, delivering a strong statement, "No means no." This court drama, directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, unravels the poor state of justice and law system in the country when it comes to sexual harassment, assault and women security. The film shows the flinching reality of women and the entire debate around consent, especially when it comes to sexual intercourse. Pink shed light on how sexual harassment cases become harassment for the survivor rather than the perpetrator. Apart from Pannu, the film also featured Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang and Amitabh Bachchan.