Taapsee
Pannu
to
play
Indian
women's
cricket
team
captain
Mithali
Raj
in
Shabaash
Mithu
|
FilmiBeat
Taapsee
who
was
recently
seen
as
an
elderly
shooter
in
'Saand
Ki
Aankh' is
now
ready
to
essay
the
role
of
Indian
women
skipper
Mithali
Raj.
On
Mithali
Raj's
birthday
today,
Taapsee
officially
announced
the
title
of
the
project
as
'Shabaash
Mithu'.
On
her
social
media,
Taapsee
shared
celebration
pictures
of
her
and
Mithali
Raj
cutting
the
birthday
cake.
She
wrote,
"Happy
Happy
Birthday
Captain
@mithaliraj!
You
have
made
all
of
us
proud
in
more
than
many
ways
and
it's
truly
an
honour
to
be
chosen
to
showcase
your
journey
on
screen.
On
this
Birthday
of
yours
I
don't
know
what
gift
I
can
give
you
but
this
promise
that
I
shall
give
it
all
I
have
to
make
sure
you
will
be
proud
of
what
you
see
of
yourself
on
screen
with
#ShabaashMithu.
P.S-
I
am
all
prepared
to
learn
THE
'cover
drive'
#HappyBirthdayCaptain
(sic),"
on
her
Instagram
post.
Recently,
the
actress
posted
an
image
on
her
Instagram
where
she
was
seen
holding
a
paper
which
had
Mithali
Raj's
autograph.
Produced
by
Viacom
18
Studios,
'Shabaash
Mithu'
will
be
directed
by
Rahul
Dholakia.
The
'Pink'
actress
will
soon
be
seen
in
another
biopic
titled
'Rashmi
Rocket',
which
is
based
on
the
life
of
athlete
Rashmi,
who
is
from
Gujarat.
The
motion
poster
of
'Rashmi
Rocket'
was
released
earlier
this
year.
Taapsee
is
also
busy
with
her
next
flick
'Thappad',
which
is
directed
and
produced
by
Anubhav
Sinha.
The
film
also
features
Arjun
Kapoor.