Actress Taapsee Pannu broke the stereotype by playing a negative role in murder-thriller Badla, and now wins her first Zee Cine Award in Best Actress Category for her stunning role.

Helmed by Sujoy Ghosh, the film starred Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu for the first time, and is an official adaptation of the 2016 Spanish film The Invisible Guest. The story follows an interview between a lawyer and a businesswoman, in which the latter insists that she is being wrongfully framed for the murder of her lover.

Taapsee Pannu took to her social media and shared a heartfelt note along with her picture of taking the award. She wrote, “The first one for #Badla - For the producer who swapped the gender of the antagonist of the film without worrying about the fact he might lose the chance to cast a big hero in that role, thank you @sunirkheterpal...For the studio who made sure the ‘unconventional film’ gets the perfect release and gets through to the audience rightfully @iamsrk @redchilliesent @_gauravverma...For the bestest costar who brings out the best in me every time I share the screen with him, @amitabhbachchan you are truly special for me n my career!”

“Last but not the least, For this mad man who was calling the shots #SujoyGhosh who took a LONG TIME to agree to direct #Badla coz for him his ‘Durga’ can never be grey. Least does he know he can make his women shine out in ANY PART they play on screen. For EVERYONE who gave ‘Naina Sethi’ the love she didn’t probably deserve being the nasty one, but still got it because she is and will be one of her kind forever! Thank you Zee Cine Awards! #BestActress #Badla #ZeeCineAwards”

Meanwhile on the work front, Taapsee will next star in the murder mystery Haseen Dillruba opposite Vikrant Massey, the athletic drama Rashmi Rocket opposite Aparshakti Khurana and the sports biopic Shabaash Mithu as cricketer Mithali Raj. In addition, Taapsee will team with Tahir Raj Bhasin for the drama Looop Lapeta.