First Kangana Ranaut, now Taapsee Pannu takes a dig at Karan Johar

With the fresh pool of talent coming in, we are surely spoilt for choices more now than ever before. And one of the standout actresses from the new mix is Manmarziyaan heroine Tapsee Pannu. She has been in the industry for a while now and has already established herself as a force to reckon with courtesy her acting prowess. From action to romance to courtroom drama, Taapsee has dabbled in most genres and tasted success. Apart from her acting, fans also adore her outspoken attitude. She’s talented, intelligent and doesn’t shy away from calling spade a spade. So recently when Vir Das cheekily made a joke about her on Koffee With Karan, the 31-year-old gave a very interesting reply to the stand-up comedian.

The wit and charm of @thevirdas on this week's Koffee will make you 'stand up' and applaud him. #KoffeeWithKaran pic.twitter.com/ruC52Gd92a

— Star World (@StarWorldIndia) February 28, 2019

In the finale episode of Koffee With Karan 6 which aired last Sunday, Vir Das passed a sneaky comment saying, “There’s so much pink in this set that Taapsee Pannu tried to act in it.” The Badla actress was quick to respond on social media and tweeted, “Hahahahha nice one. Just that Taapsee still doesn’t qualify to be there. I am looking forward to seeing this episode. All you guys are hilarious (sic).” Considering that Taapsee has delivered quite a few hits and has also wowed the critics time and again, it was surprising that she was missing from the Koffee couch this season. After all, a lot of new actors made their debut this year on KWK including Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria who are still gearing up for their first release. Taapsee’s absence from the show also made us wonder if Kangana Ranaut was indeed right about the whole nepotism thing and how KJo is the torchbearer of it in the industry.

Hahahahha nice one. Just that Taapsee still doesn’t qualify to be there 😅 I am looking forward to seeing this episode. All you guys are hilarious 🤗

— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) March 2, 2019

Your acclaim from ur fans is all you need to qualify in this industry. People love and appreciate ur work.. That should be more than enough.. A show cannot depict how successful or unsuccessful one is. Keep up the good work.. I love watchin your films.. ☺️☺️

— Varun Dewan (@VDewan219) March 4, 2019

You are amazing….karan nly like to bring some overrated actors nd nepo kids there…

— Meekha Merin Binil (@MeekhaB) March 3, 2019

@karanjohar is skeptical bout getting female stars who are Fiercely bold, independent and have made the niche for themselves in the industry.There is no criteria of getting here now. He wil get ananya who hasn't done a movie and he will not get the pink manmarzian , mulk actor.

— Shivani Kapoor (@kapoorveronica) March 2, 2019

In fact, apart from Kangana, Taapsee is the only the other actress who has spoken about nepotism quite openly. Not too long ago, she had said, “It will stay like that. This is the rule of the game and I can’t be cribbing about it every day. Today I have the power to call it out and I did. Thankfully, I am in a position where I have enough work. If I would have been in a position where I didn’t have enough work, they would have said I am doing it to get attention. That I am making noise.” In the same interview, Pannu also spoke about how she wasn’t happy with the makers of Pati, Patni Aur Woh. The actress was asked to clear her schedule for the film and she did, however, it was Bhumi Pednekar who was eventually brought on board instead of her. She called it a lesson and an “eye-opener” and stated, “And I signed up for it. I knew it when I started out.” Currently, Taapsee is busy promoting her film Badla with Amitabh Bachchan. The suspense thriller, which is directed by Sujoy Ghosh, releases on March 8