Actress and acclaimed performer Taapsee Pannu is all set to return to the action genre with her upcoming film Gandhari. Known for taking on strong, layered characters, Taapsee Pannu is set to headline Gandhari, an upcoming action thriller directed by Devashish Makhija and written by Kanika Dhillon. The film marks Taapsee’s return to the action genre, with the story centred around a mother’s fierce determination to protect her daughter.
Speaking about what drew her to Gandhari and her decision to return to action, Taapsee said, “And Gandhari itself, I think, when I had always told her, looking forward to doing action again after Naam Shabana and Baby, it’s just that I want to, the stakes should be higher. It should be better, is why I should attempt action again, not just because it’s the flavor of the season. I did that way before action became the, you know, the flavor of the season genre, the spy became the flavor of the season. I did it long back. I don’t want to repeat myself. I’ll just do, I’ll do it when I feel the stakes are higher, there’s something beautiful for me to step into, and that’s when Gandhari was a story in her mind. She didn’t even have, like, a full fleshed-out script when she narrated this to me, but this is the idea I have. This is the basic storyline”
For Taapsee, Gandhari presented an opportunity to explore action through a deeply emotional lens. Elaborating on how the character’s motivation sets the film apart from her earlier action outings, she added, “And when she saw that I’m interested to step into, like, because this is a different kind of rage, or a different kind of emotion that you have to put in use when you’re fighting for your daughter versus when you’re probably fighting for as a job or, you know, like a mission. That’s a different flavor altogether. So this was way more emotional for me to attempt in action. This is not just action; it’s got a lot of emotional action attached.”
With Gandhari, Taapsee is set to explore a more personal and emotionally charged side of the action genre. Her emphasis on higher stakes, layered emotions and a character driven by a mother’s fierce instinct to protect her daughter promises a distinctly different action outing, further adding to her repertoire of unconventional and challenging roles.