Tapsee failed to capitalise on her dream start in Tollywood when she made her debut with Jhummandi Naadam under Raghavendra Rao's direction. With lack of offers Tapsee flew to Bollywood and thanks to Pink she gained instant recognition.
When asked why she is not doing films in Telugu, 'I hate makers insulting me by comparing with the heroes. In one film, my introduction part was changed without my knowledge. I was not informed till I entered the sets and when asked they told that director and hero asked to change my intro part.
I knew they changed my role because I was getting more highlighted than the hero. When I asked them why she wasn't informed, they insulted me much more. Then I decided to work only in films where makers give me more respect. For example, I did Anando Brahma because these makers waited for me for more than one year and offered good remuneration,' said Tapsee.