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Height: 5’ 4”
Boyfriend: Mathias Boe
Age: 36 Years

Taapsee Pannu


Bio/Wiki
Nickname(s)Maggie, Glam-doll, Goddess of Flop Heroes
Profession(s)Actress, Model
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 165 cm
in meters- 1.65 m
in feet inches- 5’ 4”
Eye ColourDark Brown
Hair ColourBlack
Personal Life
Date of Birth1 August 1987 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2023)36 Years
BirthplaceNew Delhi, India
Zodiac signLeo
NationalityIndian
HometownLudhiana, Punjab, India
SchoolMata Jai Kaur Public School, Ashok Vihar, Delhi
College/UniversityGuru Tegh Bahadur Institute Of Technology, New Delhi
Educational QualificationB.Tech in Computer Science
DebutAs an Actor

Film (Telugu): Jhummandi Naadam (2010)
Taapsee Pannu's Telugu Debut Jhummandi Naadam
Film (Tamil): Aadukalam (2011)
Taapsee Pannu's Tamil Debut Aadukalam
Film (Malyalam): Doubles (2011)
Taapsee Pannu's Malyalam Debut Doubles
Film (Hindi): Chashme Baddoor
Taapsee Pannu's Hindi Debut Chashme Baddoor
As a Producer

Film (Hindi): Blurr (2022) (appeared as Gayatri/Gautami)
Taapsee Pannu in the film 'Blurr' (2022)
ReligionSikhism
Food HabitVegetarian
HobbiesReading, Riding Bikes, Playing Squash, Dancing
Awards2012: Santosham Film Awards for Best Actress (Jury) for Mr. Perfect
2013: South Africa India Film And Television Awards for Debut Actor of the Year – Female for Chashme Baddoor
2014: Edison Awards for Most Enthusiastic Performer-Female Award for Arrambam
2017: Lux Golden Rose Awards for Rising Star Of The Year, FiIms of India Online Awards for Special Jury Awards for Pink
2018: Lux Golden Rose Awards for Break Through Performer Of The Year Award, Zee Cine Awards for Extraordinary Impact Award – Female, Hindustan Times (HT) Most Stylish Awards under category HT Most Stylish Breakthrough Performer, GeoSpa AsiaSpa Awards for Best Actress Critics(Female) for Naam Shabana
Controversies• In 2012, there was a buzz that she was the reason behind the fight between Kollywood actor Mahat Raghavendra and Tollywood actor Manchu Manoj at a party after the Filmfare awards in Chennai.

• After the release of her film 'Manmarziyaan' (2018), the members of the Sikh community objected to the smoking scenes by the Sikh characters of the film; after which the producers of the film deleted those scenes. Taapsee Pannu, who is also a Sikh, also responded to the controversy with few tweets and even a troll threatened to beat her up.
Taapsee Pannu's Manmarziyaan movie controversy

• On 3 March 2021, in a series of raids on Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu, and Vikas Bahl conducted by the Income Tax department, the discrepancy and manipulation in income worth Rs. 650 crore was found. The I-T dept. officials also revealed tax implications of about Rs. 350 crores; moreover, the officials also found unaccounted Rs. 5 crores cash received by a leading actress. Later, the raids were slammed by opposition parties on the pretext that the government was taking vengeance against those who criticized the government's policies and who supported the farmer's protest against the three farm bills passed by the Modi government. [1]Hindustan Times

• In March 2023, a complaint was filed against her for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. The actress walked the 2023 Lakme Fashion Week runway, wearing a locket having ‘Goddess Laxmi’ with revealing dress. [2]India Today
Complaint filed against Taapsee Pannu for wearing Laxmi necklace
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsMahat Raghavendra (Tamil film actor)
Taapsee Pannu's Ex-boyfriend Mahat Raghavendra
Mathias Boe (Badminton player from Denmark)
Taapsee Pannu's Ex-boyfriend Mathias Boe
Family
Husband/SpouseN/A
ParentsFather- Dilmohan Singh Pannu
Tapsee Pannu With Her father And Sister
Mother- Nirmaljeet Pannu
SiblingsBrother- None
Sister- Shagun Pannu (Younger)
Taapsee Pannu with her mother
Favourites
Food(s)Danish pastries, Chinese Cuisines, Parathas, Chole Puri, Kachori, Papri Chaat
Actor(s)Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Suriya, Ranbir Kapoor, Prabhas, Robert Downey Jr.
ActressesPriyanka Chopra, Priyamani
Film(s)Bollywood: Rockstar
Hollywood: The Twilight Series
SongDhichkyaaon from the film Chashme Baddoor
Destination(s)Europe, Maldives
Style Quotient
Car Collection• BMW X3
Taapsee Pannu BMW
• Mercedes-Benz GLE
• Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS 600
Taapsee Pannu while posing with her Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS 600
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)₹60-70 lakh/movie
Net Worth (approx.)₹6 Crore ($1 million)

Taapsee Pannu

Some Lesser Known Facts About Taapsee Pannu

  • Does Taapsee Pannu smoke?: No
  • Does Taapsee Pannu drink alcohol?: Yes
  • She is a Jat Sikhni, who was born and brought up in Delhi. Taapsee Pannu childhood photo
  • While studying computer engineering in her 2nd year of college, she decided to opt MBA. She also gave CAT exam and scored 88 percentile in it, but she didn’t get the admission where she wanted.
  • Since her college days, she has been doing modelling for various ads to manage her daily extra expenses. Taapsee Pannu In Her Younger Days
  • She was very much active in her school days too; as she used to work as a public speaker and also used to participate in almost all festival competitions.
  • Taapsee learned Kathak dance for 8 years from the famous Birju Maharaj‘s disciples.
  • She had a very studious personality in her school and she was hardly interested in becoming an actress at that time.
  • She made her first step into the glam world as a participant on Channel V Get Gorgeous pageant. She later shared that she filled the form very casually and attached some of her candid pictures, and she was surprised on getting selected.
  • She participated in Miss India 2008 pageant and got the Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face titles and Safi Femina Miss Beautiful Skin titles.
  • Her Tamil debut Adakulam in 2011 was critically acclaimed by the audience and was also a big commercial success.
  • She is the co-owner of an event company named The Wedding Factory, which organises marriages and many such events.
  • She is a big Powerpuff girl (a cartoon character), lover.
  • While shooting for the court scenes for the film Pink, Taapsee suffered from a viral infection and she decided that she would prefer her voice to be dubbed, but later, Shoojit Sircar asked Taapsee to do it herself; as it added more authenticity to the scenes. Taapsee Pannu In Pink
  • Taapsee loves playing squash and she prefers playing it at least half hour every day.
  • She has also worked as a software engineer and developed an app- FontSwap.
  • She wants to marry someone who is not from the entertainment industry.
  • She is given a pseudonym “Goddess of flop heroes,” which is being given to her because she has worked with many South-Indian flop heroes.
  • In an interview with Behindwoods, she shared that who so ever she meets, asks her about the meaning of her name, and it happens almost every time she comes across someone, which she finds irritating sometimes.
  • She has remained the popular face of magazines like “Just For Women” and “MaaStars”.
  • She is among the few South Indian actresses to have had 7 releases in a single year (2011).
  • In 2018, she was starred in the biopic of the famous International hockey player- Sandeep Singh, playing the role of Harpreet, along with Diljit Dosanjh. Here’s the trailer of the movie-

  • Tapsee produced her first theatrical film ‘Dhak Dhak’ in 2023. She, however, later stopped promoting the film due to a conflict that emerged between her and the studio banner days before the film’s release. As per some reports, the studio banner Viacom 18 restricted Tapsee from implementing her ideas in the film, and because of this she decided to discontinue her involvement in promoting the film and deleted related posts from her social media account. [3]Hindustan Times

    A poster of the film 'Dhak Dhak' (2023)

    A poster of the film ‘Dhak Dhak’ (2023)

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