Mithali Raj's Biopic Starring Tapsee Pannu To Release In February 2021: Reports

Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu is all but set to star in the biopic of Indian Women’s team captain Mithali Raj. Going by the trends in Bollywood, we will witness yet another sports biopic, this time based on the life of Mithali.

While the news would surely be welcomed by fans, they will have to wait until at least next year for the same.

On Wednesday, Viacom 18 Studios confirmed that the movie will be released on 5th February 2021.

As per initial reports, it will be called ‘Shabaash Mithu’ and will be directed by Rahul Dholakia. He is a renowned director, who has previously helmed films such as “Raees”, “Lamhaa” and “Parzania”.

Mithali Raj ‘Looking Forward’ to see Taapsee Pannu play her role in a biopic:

Apart from Viacom 18 Studios, Taapsee herself shared her first look from the film on Twitter recently.

Along with it, she wrote, “I have always been asked who’s your favourite male cricketer but you should ask them who their favourite female cricketer is.”

Thanks @taapsee !!
Looking forward to you bringing life to my story on the big screen! https://t.co/eXoODFw674

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) January 29, 2020

“The statement that made every cricket lover pause and introspects that do they love the game or the gender playing it. Mithali Raj you are a ‘Game Changer’,” wrote Taapsee further along with the poster.

As soon as the news broke out, Mithali herself shared the poster of the film, on her Twitter handle.

She wrote, “Thanks Taapsee, Looking forward to you bringing, bringing life to my story on the big screen.”

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The interesting thing here is that the caption that Taapsee shared with the poster has an interesting story behind it. In 2017, ahead of the ICC Women’s World Cup, Mithali was questioned by a reporter to name her favourite male cricketer.

Mithali Raj response won hearts:

Superb response from Indian skipper Mithali Raj. Asked by a reporter who her favourite male player is: "Would you ask a man that?" ?? #WWC17 pic.twitter.com/RqgVLzXp46

— Adam Collins (@collinsadam) June 22, 2017

Her reply was, “Do you ask the same question to a male cricketer?” This epic reply, quickly went viral on the internet, and Mithali had received widespread support for raising the issue of sexism in cricket.

Anyways, for fans, who love the sport whoever be the gender playing it, the film will surely be a treat.

After all, it’s not every day you get to watch Taapsee replicate such a fiery character on the silver screen.

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