India, Sept. 3 -- If there is one thing Taapsee Pannu has no shortage of in her filmography, it is intense roles. She has played women caught in difficult situations, fought battles on screen and headlined several thrillers and dramas including Pink, Haseen Dillruba, Assi, Thappad and more. But the actor is ready to step away from all that. As she gears up for Gandhari, Taapsee says she would love nothing more than to be given a fun, light-hearted rom-com.

Taapsee says it's not that she doesn't want to do lighter films. She has been waiting for filmmakers to look beyond the kind of roles they have come to associate with her. "Please tell people, have mercy, give me something light. I would love to see you in a rom-com," she tells Hindust...