• Taapsee Pannu has revealed that she had applied for a modeling assignment for a Satya Paul advertisement, but was rejected.
• She said that she appeared “too young” to the designer label to be cast as a saree model.
• Taapsee Pannu said that she wanted to spend according to her own choice.

Taapsee Pannu has disclosed that she auditioned for and was turned down for a modeling gig for a Satya Paul advertisement. She claimed that the designer label thought she was “too young” to be chosen as a saree model.

Taapsee Pannu claimed that she tried her hand at modeling during her second year of engineering because she wanted to spend her money as she pleased. Her mother took out about $40,000 from her savings and hired a Noida studio to create her portfolio. Taapsee claimed that the photographer had urged her to participate in an ad shoot the following day and that she had received offers of $400 to $5,000 per ad.

She added that she frequently received adverts for clothing labels or ones comparable to them. When asked if she has worked on saree advertisements, Taapsee said to The Lallantop, “My very first was really a photo session for a well-known designer. They rejected me for a saree advertisement.”

Taapsee added when asked to identify the designer, “Really, I can name them now. Satya Paul was being photographed for a catalog. They required a mannequin to wear their saris. Not even a month had passed since I received my portfolio. They thought I was too young to be a sari model even though I had just begun my second year. They desired a person that has a female appearance.”

Taapsee said to Hindustan Times in 2016 that it felt like being handled like an object, recalling her modeling days. You try on ten pieces in a showroom before choosing one, and you’re nearly treated like an object. Here, 10-15 models show themselves off and let one person pick,” Taapsee had said.

Taapsee currently has a strong slate of movies to choose from. They include the Kanika Dhillon-penned prequel to her suspenseful novel Haseen Dilruba. The movie, Phir Aayi Haseen Dilruba, will also star Sunny Kaushal and Vikrant Massey.

She also has Dunki, starring Shah Rukh Khan and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, in development. The movie is supported by JIO Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Productions.

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