Taapsee Pannu, who was raided last week by Income Tax officials, said today that she had "nothing to fear" and had no idea why the raids took place.
Taapsee Pannu, who was raided last week by Income Tax officials, said today that she had "nothing to fear" and had no idea why the raids took place.
"If I have done something wrong, I will serve the punishment," she told a leading digital portal.
“I was told when they visited me, they told me that my residences in Mumbai and Delhi are also being searched, I was informed.
She added, " But thin I was like, I know I am in the public eye, and we pay a cost for being a public figure. So you need to be ready for any kind of scrutiny at any point. This is the cost you have to pay for being a public figure and I am perfectly okay with it, because when you haven’t done anything wrong, I don’t know why should I fear. If there has been a human error I will pay up for it as a punishment or whatever it is I am supposed to do. But I am not a criminal, I haven’t done anything illegal criminally, so I am not scared of any of those consequences.”
Taapsee also reacted to a section of the media reporting that cash receipts worth Rs 5 crore were seized from her premises.
"So, I am sitting and thinking, where are those Rs 5 crore, I also want to know. I have not been offered Rs 5 crore for anything in my life right now. I would want to keep that receipt framed for myself and for others so that I can say, ‘listen, I need to be paid this much!"
On the work front, Taapsee wrapped the filming of Rashmi Rocket and is currently shooting for her upcoming movie Dobaara, with Anurag directing it.
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