Taapsee Pannu Urges Support for Rooted Films: Don't 'Crib' About World Cinema Later

• Taapsee Pannu warns that films like her upcoming release Assi, which are women-led and issue-based, are struggling to survive in theatres.
• She states that such films are on the verge of becoming an "extinct species" as they don't fit the conventional commercial cinema template.
• Pannu challenges the notion that OTT platforms are a safety net, explaining that streamers now prioritize films that perform well in theatres to attract a mass audience.
• She compares commercial cinema to "Mughlai" and rooted stories to "dal chawal," emphasizing the need for both and calling waiting for OTT releases "suicidal" for the latter.
• The actor urges audiences to support diverse cinema by watching it in theatres, warning that otherwise, India won't have the right to complain about competing with world cinema.