'The younger actors didn't want to work with me': Taapsee Pannu on South cinema

'The younger actors didn't want to work with me': Taapsee Pannu on South cinema

Taapsee Pannu exposes cinema's gender-ageism: rejected pre-30 for lacking impact, post-30 as "too old"; in South cinema, younger actors shunned her after senior-lead roles. The disparity—nonexistent for men—signals talent-market bias eroding retention in gender-diverse creative teams.