Taapsee denies plans of playing Sania Mirza

A  report on Wednesday morning claimed  Taapse Pannu is gearing up to play Tennis champ  Sania Mirza. This,  after she completes the bio-pic  Shaabaash Mithu in which she plays cricketer Mithali Raj.

However, Taapsee completely denies any such plans. “Am I playing Sania Mirza?  Not that I am aware of. I am not even aware of any such project.”

A Sania Mirza bio-pic has been on the anvil  for several years  now. It never materializes  because apparently Ms Mirza holds the sole right of her life story and would like to play herself in her bio-pic.

Taapse has her hands full playing real-lfe atheletes in  two of  her forthcoming  film : Shaabaash Mithu and Rashmi Rocket.

Is it scary that  audiences expect Taapsee to be the central character  in every film?

"It's challenging.  But also gratifying. In Thappad I was the central character. But the  other  parts were also beautifully written. If  you have seen Anubhav’s Mulk and Article 15 you would  know his films have a beautiful arc and a graph for every character. Even Kumud Mishra and Manoj Pawa were fabulously  written into Article 15. In Thappad  there were other  beautifully written  female  characters . My story was at the centre of Thappad the way Rishi Kapoor  was in Mulk and Ayushmann Khurrana in Article 15. But there were other characters  who will make you equally excited."