Saand Ki Aankh: Bhumi Pednekar & Taapsee Pannu Talk About Sharp Shooting, Chandro & Prakashi Tomar
Saand Ki Aankh stars Bhumi Pednekar and Taapsee Pannu spoke about how privileged they are to have essayed the roles of sharp shooters, Chandro and Prakashi Tomar.
Bhumi
Pednekar
and
Taapsee
Pannu
starrer
'Saand
Ki
Aankh'
promises
to
bring
us
an
inspirational
story
with
a
generous
mix
of
entertainment.
The
film
is
based
on
the
true
story
of
Chandro
Tomar
and
Prakashi
Tomar,
who
are
India's
oldest
sharp
shooters.
Together,
they
have
won
over
30
championships
which
they
competed
in,
after
they
turned
65.
On
National
Sports
Day,
both
Bhumi
and
Taapsee
spoke
about
how
privileged
they
feel
to
have
essayed
these
roles,
and
shared
anecdotes
of
when
they
were
shooting
for
the
film.
Talking
about
how
much
she
learnt
from
Chandro
Tomar,
Bhumi
said,
"Sharp
shooting
is
a
very
interesting
sport
and
playing
the
role
of
Chandro
Tomar
has
taught
me
so
much
about
the
game.
I
interacted
with
so
many
people
living
in
that
village
of
Meerut
and
got
to
know
how
passionate
everyone
seems
to
be
about
sharp
shooting."
"They
work
so
hard
to
ace
this
sport
that
it
gives
me
goose
bumps.
The
excitement
for
the
sport
is
growing
and
I
hope
that
more
interesting
sportsmen
come
up
for
this," she
added.
Taapsee
said,
"To
play
the
role
of
a
woman,
who
against
all
odds,
picked
up
the
gun
and
shot
her
way
to
glory
and
success
at
that
age
has
been
so
inspiring.
"While
shooting
for
the
film,
I
lived
with
them
in
their
house.
I
saw
how
both
of
them
encourage
the
game
of
sharp
shooting.
Despite
coming
from
a
rural
place,
these
two
women
have
shown
me
that
Indian
women
are
no
less
than
anyone
else
in
the
world
when
it
comes
to
sports,
strong
will
and
fighting
for
their
dream," she
added.
Saand
Ki
Aankh
is
directed
by
Tushar
Hiranandani,
and
is
co-produced
by
Anurag
Kashyap.
The
film
also
stars
Prakash
Jha.
It
is
set
to
release
on
October
25
this
year.