Taapsee Pannu

Tapasee Pannu (born 1 August 1987), professionally known as Taapsee Pannu, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Telugu films. She has received two Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare OTT Award. After a brief career in modelling, Pannu made her acting debut with the 2010 Telugu film Jhummandi Naadam and appeared in the 2011 Tamil film Aadukalam. She entered Hindi cinema with David Dhawan's comedy Chashme Baddoor (2013). Following several leading roles in Telugu and Tamil films, Pannu gained wider recognition in Hindi cinema with her performances in the spy thriller Baby (2015) and the courtroom drama Pink (2016), both of which were critically and commercially successful. She subsequently established herself with roles in the war drama The Ghazi Attack (2017), the social drama Mulk (2018), the romantic drama Manmarziyaan (2018), the psychological thriller Badla (2019), and the space drama Mission Mangal (2019). Her portrayal of septuagenarian sharpshooter Prakashi Tomar in the biopic Saand Ki Aankh (2019) won her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, while her performance as a homemaker navigating divorce in Thappad (2020) earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She later starred in streaming releases including Haseen Dillruba (2021) and its sequel Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba (2024), Rashmi Rocket (2021), and Looop Lapeta (2022). After a series of underperforming films, she achieved her highest-grossing release with the comedy-drama Dunki (2023). In addition to acting, Pannu co-owns the event management company The Wedding Factory and the badminton franchise Pune 7 Aces, which competes in the Premier Badminton League. She is married to former badminton player Mathias Boe.