Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu on Thursday announced that she is turning producer and said she will continue to back the quality content under her banner titled ‘Outsiders Films’
As per PTI, Taapsee is known for her critically-praised performances in Hindi films such as Pink, Mulk,Manmarziyaan and Thappad, the 33-year old actor said the decision to foray into film production was organic.
After being in the entertainment industry for more than a decade, Pannu has teamed up with Pranjal Khandhdiya, a content creator and producer on films like Super 30, Soorma, Piku, and her upcoming film Rashmi Rocket to start ‘Outsiders Films’.
Commenting on her new production, Taapsee said, “I have been very sure that direction is not my cup of tea. Production was something I thought and I could pull off. Being an actor, I love to act, I couldn’t divert my attention and focus to something else when I am on a set.”
She also added, “So the day when I have a partner who could handle the groundwork, while I concentrate on my acting job, is when I would partner with and then start production. That’s when Pranjal came in.
The actor said she is excited about expanding her horizons as a producer.
Pannu, who made her acting debut with noted director K Raghavendra Rao’s 2010 Telugu romantic musical Jhummandi Naadam, which she will continue to act and support films she strongly believes in.
The Pink girl said Outsiders Films is an apt name for her production house.
Pranjal and I both come from humble backgrounds, that’s when the name Outsiders Films clicked with us. We aim to produce meaningful, entertaining, and quality content, she added.
Pannu has a string of films coming up, including Hindi titles ‘Loop Lapeta’, ‘Rashmi Rocket’, ‘Dobaaraa’, ‘Shabaash Mithu’, and a Telugu movie ‘Mishan Impossible’.
She was recently seen in ‘Haseen Dillruba’.