Taapsee Pannu came to Bollywood without a godfather. And look at her climbing the success ladder! With women-centric films like Pink, Naam Shabana and Mulk, Taapsee has proven her acting talent, and has made her way to several filmmakers' list of bankable stars.

After playing the role of a lawyer in the social drama Mulk, the actress is reuniting with director Anubhav Sinha for an upcoming film, Thappad. The socio-political drama starring Taapsee will be based on real-life incidents.

A report in a daily says that the film is scheduled to go on floors in late August and will be shot in Delhi. Director Anubhav Sinha had apparently decided to cast her in his next project during the shoot of their last social drama Mulk.

Thappad is touted to be a women-oriented film in which Taapsee has been roped in to play a middle-class girl.

''Anubhav had decided on casting her while they were still shooting Mulk. It’s a women-oriented subject that defies narratives typecasting women. It questions the society and will deliver a poignant message on world domination by women,'' a source informed the publication.

Taapsee Pannu had earlier collaborated with Anubhav Sinha for Rishi Kapoor-starrer Mulk which was released last year. Though Taapsee had a short role in the first half of the film, she steered Mulk in the second half as the resolute and slightly diffident lawyer.

Anubhav, on the other hand, is busy with the upcoming investigative drama Article 15, the shoot of which he wrapped up on Monday (April 8). Sinha has already taken off to Rishikesh for the final touches on the Thappad script.

The director is planning to release Thappad on the International Women's Day weekend next year, say reports.

On the work front, Taapsee Pannu is prepping for her role in Anurag Kashyap's Saand Ki Aankh.

The actress was last seen on screen opposite megastar Amitabh Bachchan in Badla, which released last month.

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