Taapsee Pannu is one of the most fierce and versatile actresses in the Bollywood industry. Now, she will play a cricketer on-screen. The actress will step in the shoes of famous cricketer Mithali Raj in her biopic titled Shabaash Mithu. Taapsee Pannu will kickstart the shooting of Shabaash Mithu by the end of this month. While talking to ETimes, she revealed that it is ‘daunting’ to play the role of the ace cricketer because of her achievements.
Shabaash Mithu: Taapsee Pannu calls playing the Role of Mithali Raj ‘a daunting’ Experience
Taapsee said, “It was already daunting to play her on the big screen, and now, the stakes are even higher. She holds a record for her 50s. And now, she has surpassed the 10,000-run mark. She is one of the most experienced women cricketers we have right now. There is a lot of pressure to play her on-screen. It was already at its maximum when she achieved this high tally.”
She added that she has lost count of Mithali’s achievements. Praising the cricketer, Taapsee said that every time she steps on the cricket field, she does achieve something magnificent. She added, “She’s conducted her career in such a way that it’s punctuated with so many lovely accomplishments all along.”
Earlier, the Rashmi Rocket actress had revealed shocking details about the male actors in the Bollywood industry. She had said that there are male actors who have done lesser films than her, refused to co-star because there was nothing ‘heroic’ in the film about their part. She gave several examples of actresses like Deepika Padukone, Kangana Ranaut, Vidya Balan and Alia Bhatt as they paired with male actors for certain films without judgments. Read here fierce thoughts on the issue of patriarchy in the acting industry here.
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