Taapsee Pannu Begins Shooting For Mithali Raj Biopic Shabaash Mithu

Taapsee Pannu Shabaash Mithu shoot begins: Actor Taapsee Pannu announced she has started shooting for Shabaash Mithu, the biopic based on the life of the Indian Cricket Team captain Mithali Raj. The Thappad star made the announcement via a post on Instagram.

Dressed in sports gear, Pannu shared a picture today on Instagram from her shoot, which was captioned, "Let's go....Day 1 ! #ShabaashMithu🏏 #WomenInBlue 💪🏼".

 

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Shabaash Mithu is based on the life and achievements of Mitali Dorai Raj, ODI captain of the Indian women's cricket team. The film is directed by Rahul Dholakia, written by Priya Aven and is being produced by Viacom 18 Studios.

The Mission Mangal actor, Taapsee Pannu trained under Nooshin Al Khadeer who is Raj's batch mate from college and also her friend. Khadeer has helped Pannu master Raj's iconic cricket style and other aspects of the cricketer's personality like her poise, stance and many other unique traits.

While talking about the film, Pannu said that it was daunting to play Mithali Raj on the screen because the stakes are high. "Mithali Raj is an excellent player who has made records for her 50s and has also surpassed the 10,000-run mark becoming the highest scorer in women's cricket. She is one of the most experienced women cricket players so there is a lot of pressure to play her on-screen, she said.

Other than Shabaash Mithu, Taapsee will also be seen in Haseen Dillruba, Looop Lapeta, and Rashmi Rocket. She will also star in the sci-fi thriller Dobaaraa which is being directed by Anurag Kashyap. Taapsee Pannu has recently won Filmfare Best Actress Award for her film Thappad.

She was nominated along with Deepika Padukone (Chhapaak), Vidya Balan (Shakuntala Devi), Janhvi Kpoor (Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl) and Kangana Ranaut (Panga).

Thappad has won five Filmfare awards out of the 17 nominations that it received. The film received awards for Best Story, Best Playback Singer (Male), Best Editing, Best Sound Design and Best Background Score.