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

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News18•22-02-2026, 13:36

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.

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