Hyderabad: Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu has expressed her views on why women especially leading ladies from television face the wrath of social media when they share their pictures in swimwear.
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Taapsee has maintained that gender equality and pay parity in Hindi cinema has a long way to go. Her last outing Thappad which has bagged 17 Filmfare nominations this year was a reflection of our social fabric where men are treated better compared to women on daily basis. Her upcoming films too are all women-centric stories and that is why when she speaks on what she feels about how women are treated differently than men in society makes headlines.
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The actor who also runs a wedding planning business and owns a team in the Premier Badminton League was asked why women, particularly TV actors get slammed online when they post pictures of themselves in swimsuits, Taapsee told a leading daily, "As far as my observation goes, I have seen women, in general, being abused when they put out their pictures in a bikini but the same doesn't happen to men when they put out their half-naked pictures from the gym or beach."
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On the work front, Taapsee has wrapped up four films - Haseen Dilruba, Rashmi Rocket, Looop Lapet and Dobaaraa after shoots resume under strict COVID norms.