‘A girl who chased her dream with a bat’: Mithali Raj’s biopic ‘Shabaash Mithu’ to hit the theatres on July 15
Mithali Raj (Image Source: Twitter)
Women’s cricket in India at present enjoys a lot of attention and following. The current crop players in Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodriguez, and others have become household names of the nation.
The rise in popularity and attention in women’s cricket has gained speed after India’s run to the finals in the 2017 World Cup. Though India lost in the finals, it piqued the interest of the fans about women’s cricket. The current generation of players are enjoying the popularity and attention, but the credit of being flagbearers of Indian Women’s cricket during the leanest of patches goes to Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami.
Mithali played her first ODI match in 1999, while Goswami made her international debut in 2002. Raj is the highest run-scorer in international women’s cricket while Jhulan tops the chart in wickets tally. These two are already greats of the game and their names will be remembered for a long time in cricket’s history.
The illustrious career of the two players will now be presented on screen as biographies. Mithali Raj took to Twitter on Friday to share the release date of her biography, ‘Shabaash Mithu.’ Actress Tapsee Pannu will be portraying Mitalhi Raj on screen in the film. The cricketer captioned her post with the lines – “There is nothing more powerful than a girl with a dream! This is a story of one such girl who chased her dream with a bat and changed the “Gentleman’s Game forever… #ShabaashMithu The Unheard Story of Women in Blue will be in cinemas on 15th July 2022.”
There is nothing more powerful than a girl with a dream! This is a story of one such girl who chased her dream with a bat and changed the “Gentleman’s Game” forever…#ShabaashMithu The Unheard Story Of Women In Blue will be in cinemas on 15th July
2022. pic.twitter.com/VV6L9uKYXO— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) April 29, 2022
Speaking of Jhulan Goswami, her biopic is titled ‘Chakda Express’. The onus is on actress Anushka Sharma to play the role of Jhulan Goswami on screen. The fans will be eagerly waiting to watch the movies and get to know the struggles the two women faced in their careers and still made it to the highest level.
