Taapsee Pannu approached to play Irom Sharmila in biopic

Taapsee Pannu approached to act in biopic on Irom Sharmila  

There were reports that she has been signed for the film, but the Baby star says she is yet to read the script.

"I have been asked, but we are figuring out a time when I will go and listen to the script because I've been running around with these things (promotions). Once Pink releases, I'll hear it and then see," Taapsee said in an interview.

Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila had last month broken her 16-year-old hunger strike, the world's longest, and declared that she wants to become the chief minister of the state so that she could repeal the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).

Sharmila has been arrested, released and then re-arrested from time to time on charges of attempted suicide during her fast.  The authorities resorted to force-feeding the 44-year-old rights activist through a nasal tube to keep her alive at a government hospital. The hospital room served as a jail for her.

She was also granted bail by a court in Imphal after she promised the magistrate to break her fast against AFSPA. 

Taapsee says it is a big responsibility to take on the role of Irom Sharmila as she may face some backlash too. "It is too big a responsibility in a lot of other ways. I have to analyse a lot of other things before I take that up. I don't want to face backlash, which it will get if I do that role. There are a lot of things I have to consider. So let's see," the 29-year-old actress said.

Taapsee is currently awaiting the release of her next film "Pink", also featuring megastar Amitabh Bachchan. 

The drama–thriler, directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and produced by Rashmi Sharma and Shoojit Sircar, is scheduled to release on September 16. 

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