Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Taapsee Pannu Reveals Low Budget Challenge Behind Gandhari
Gandhari is a new Hindi action film starring Taapsee Pannu.
In the story, a mother’s daughter is abducted.
The mother travels to another city to search for her.
She will do whatever she can to bring her daughter back.
The film includes action, emotion, revenge and redemption.
Kanika Dhillon wrote and produced the movie.
She said women-led action films should have a strong story, not only exciting missions.
Taapsee said making such films can be difficult because their budgets are often very small.
Gandhari stars Taapsee Pannu as a mother searching relentlessly for her abducted daughter.
The film is produced and written by Kanika Dhillon and explores revenge and redemption.
Kanika Dhillon said female-led action films should include story, emotion and thrills—not just a mission.
She described Gandhari as a grounded story about how far a mother can go to find her daughter.
Taapsee Pannu highlighted the challenge of making female-led films with very limited budgets.
- Who
- Taapsee Pannu stars in the film, which was written and produced by Kanika Dhillon.
- What
- Gandhari is a female-led action film about a mother searching for her abducted daughter.
- When
- The trailer was launched on Tuesday; the date was not specified.
- Where
- The story involves the mother searching for her daughter in another city.
- Why
- The film explores how far a mother will go to find her daughter, along with themes of revenge and redemption.
- Film
- Gandhari
- Lead actor
- Taapsee Pannu
- Writer and producer
- Kanika Dhillon
- Central plot
- A mother searches for her abducted daughter in another city.
- Themes
- Revenge and redemption
- Production challenge
- Taapsee Pannu said the budget for female-led films is very limited.