Taapsee Pannu after leaving fans and critics impressed with her acting chops in ‘Saand Ki Aankh’. The 32 year old is all set to raise the bar up with her next. She will be seen playing the role of Indian Women’s national cricket team’s captain Mithali Raj in her biopic titled ‘Shabaash Mithu’.
Taapsee took to Instagram and has shared the first look poster of the upcoming biopic. She wrote, “I have always been asked who’s your favourite male cricketer but you should ask them who their favourite female cricketer is.” The statement that made every cricket lover pause n introspect that do they love the game or the gender playing it.
@M_Raj03 you are a ‘Game Changer’
In the poster Taapsee as Mithali is dressed in Indian jersey and looks intense while she hits a shot. Mithali Raj thanked Taapsee Pannu with this tweet:
Shabaash Mithu is backed by Viacom18 Studios and directed by Raees helmer Rahul Dholakia. It will be releasing on February 5, 2021. On the work front, Taapsee Pannu has Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad and Vinil Mathew’s thriller Haseen Dillruba.
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