Taapsee Pannu on Navel Obsession in Songs: 'Not as Much as in South Cinema'

• Taapsee Pannu addresses the framing of women's bodies on screen in South Indian and Hindi cinema.
• She notes that while Hindi cinema focuses more on cleavage, South cinema has a greater emphasis on the navel in item songs.
• Pannu revealed that during her early career in South films, actresses were often instructed to wear padded bras for song shoots.
• She described the awkwardness of these indirect instructions, passed through multiple channels before reaching the actress.
• Pannu began her career in Telugu and Tamil films before gaining critical acclaim in Bollywood with films like Baby and Pink.