Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Taapsee Pannu Questions Women’s Portrayals and Post-Pandemic Film Content
Taapsee Pannu talked about how women are shown in movies.
She said some portrayals can be problematic.
She felt Indian films were improving before COVID-19.
At that time, filmmakers were making more kinds of movies.
She also thought the quality of storytelling was getting closer to what is made in the West.
After the pandemic, she believes the industry started trying less with its content.
She said technology and large visual effects have continued to improve.
However, she questioned whether the stories being shown are improving too.
She also said filmmakers sometimes blame audiences by saying that people want these kinds of movies.
Taapsee Pannu criticized the problematic portrayal of women in films.
She said the Indian film industry had made significant progress before COVID-19.
She credited filmmakers with expanding genres and improving overall content before the pandemic.
She believes the industry has slackened since the pandemic, despite advances in technology.
Pannu said filmmakers often blame audiences by claiming they want such content.
- Who
- Actor Taapsee Pannu discussed the portrayal of women and film content.
- What
- Pannu criticized problematic portrayals of women and said film content has weakened after the pandemic.
- When
- She compared the period before COVID-19 with the post-pandemic period; no specific date was given.
- Where
- The location was not specified.
- Why
- She believes the industry has slackened in content quality and that filmmakers often shift responsibility to audiences.
Content Critique
Audience-Demand Defense
Responsibility for problematic content
Content Critique
Taapsee Pannu questioned the quality and portrayal of women in current films, arguing that the industry should not excuse weak content.
Audience-Demand Defense
Filmmakers, according to Pannu, argue that audiences want the content being produced and use public demand to explain it.
Post-pandemic filmmaking
Content Critique
Pannu believes the industry has slackened since the pandemic, despite continuing technological progress.
Audience-Demand Defense
The industry’s reported audience-demand argument suggests that commercial preferences influence the kinds of films being made.
- Speaker
- Taapsee Pannu
- Main concern
- Problematic portrayals of women in films
- Pre-pandemic view
- Pannu said the industry had made significant progress before COVID-19.
- Post-pandemic view
- She said the industry has started to slacken after the pandemic.
- Technology
- She acknowledged that India is catching up with the West in technology and large-scale visualisation.
- Audience argument
- Filmmakers reportedly defend some content by saying, “hamari janta ko yehi chahiye.”