Bollywood star Taapsee Pannu talks sexism, misogyny as she turns producer with ‘Blurr’

Actress on how male actors still shy away from supporting female-led films like 'Blurr'

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Anas Thacharpadikkal, Senior Visual Journalist and Manjusha Radhakrishnan, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Sport Editor
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National Award-winning Indian actress Taapsee Pannu, who recently hit a career milestone by turning producer for the first time in her career with the taut thriller ‘Blurr’, isn’t blind to the ground realities that exist in Hindi cinema. Getting a male actor to support a female-fronted film continues to be a major stumbling block, says Pannu. The misogyny runs deep.

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