Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu coming in a movie 'Pink'. To work with Mr. Bachchan, Taapsee feels great and happy. They are working in Annirudh Roychoudhury’s Pink and says it was an experience of a lifetime.

“I remember on the night before I was to shoot with him on the first day, I kept convincing myself that I had to act normal and be professional with the legend."

She added, "The next morning my scene with him was luckily very simple. I had to lie on the couch sleeping while he spoke to someone behind me. I fidgeted so much, my eyes kept blinking…the easiest shot became the most difficult shot in the film."

Taapsee plays a traumatised sexually violated girl in the movie and feels very excited and said, "From the start, Shoojit Sir(Sircar) and my director Annirudh Roychoudhary were clear that my character would not shed a single tear no matter how much violation and humiliation she suffered. That she would keep it all pent up inside her right till the end. Even In the climactic courtroom scene when the Judge announces his verdict I was not allowed the comfort of tears."

Tapsee with holding back the emotion says, “The impact of showing minimal emotions is chilling. We in Indian cinema don’t like to hold back emotions. We like to show all of it coming out in a flow. I realized while shooting in Pink there is much virtue in restrain."

Restrain was also extended to her look in Pink.“This is the first film I’ve done with absolutely no makeup. And believe me, it was liberating. I’ve always felt burdened with the war paint that we girls are required to put on for the camera. I don’t use any makeup in real life. I don’t even know how to apply eyeliner on my own.

“In many ways, the character I play in Pink is closest to who I am in real life, though luckily I’ve never gone through what my character has to suffer in the film,” she said.

Those who have seen Tapsee’s work in Pink are already predicting awards for the actress.“Ah, we shall see about that! This is what people said to me after Baby. But I didn’t even get nominated in the ‘action’ categories although most critics, including you, said you had never seen an Indian actress perform such stunts.

“Other actresses who did practically nothing except flail their limbs got nominated that year. But it’s okay. What has to happen will happen,” she also said.