'Lost out on films because I had no godfather'
After making her mark with films like Pink and Naam Shabana, Taapsee says she is well aware that she might not get a second chance if her films fail to enthrall the audience.
Mumbai: Taapsee Pannu says she was replaced in a number of films because she has no godfather or connections in the film industry.
The 30-year-old actor, however, says she was prepared to face rejection which happens for reasons unrelated to one's acting chops.
"I used the same hand to pat my back and to pick me up when I get shattered after losing out on a film due to reasons except your credibility to that role."
"It is not a shocker to me that a film went out of my hands, not because I was not credible, but because I was not so-and-so's daughter or sister or dating so-and-so," Taapsee says.
"I have got replaced. I am moving towards that zone where I don't want to be a replaceable name. This is my goal. I want to hear from the industry that, 'you are the only one who can do this, we will not go ahead with the project, if you don't do this'.... And I want to hear from the audience that, 'it is worth watching a film that I have done'. I am slowly heading towards that," she adds.
Being an outsider, Taapsee says she is aware that she might not get a second chance to prove her credentials if her films fail to enthrall the audience.
"Nobody is going to keep giving me chances even after two-three of my films don't do well. I am aware of it and that is why I will not feel safe and secure. I have accepted that," she says.
"But inspite of this, whatever little success I have achieved, it is so thrilling and exciting that it keeps me going," she adds.
