Taapsee
Pannu,
who
has
a
knack
for
picking
up
challenging
roles,
is
all
set
to
step
into
the
shoes
of
Indian
cricketer
and
captain
of
Indian
women's
national
cricket
team
Mitahli
Raj
in
her
biopic
titled
Shabaash
Mithu.
The
makers
unveiled
Taapsee's
first
look
from
the
film
today.
The
actress
took
to
her
Twitter
page
to
share
the
first
look
poster
and
wrote,
"I
have
always
been
asked
who's
your
favourite
male
cricketer
but
you
should
ask
them
who
their
favourite
female
cricketer
is." The
statement
that
made
every
cricket
lover
pause
n
introspect
that
do
they
love
the
game
or
the
gender
playing
it.
@M_Raj03
you
are
a
'Game
Changer."
In
the
poster,
the
Badla
star
is
seen
donning
Indian
jersey
and
intensely
hitting
a
shot.
Before
this,
Taapsee
teased
her
fans
with
this
small
sneak-peek
from
the
sports
film
and
wrote,
Keep
watching
this
space
for
first
of
its
kind...
for
the
first
time
ever...
coz
there
won't
be
another
#MithaliRaj
#ShabaashMithu
#ComingSoon."
Last
year
in
December,
the
makers
officially
announced
Shabaash
Mithu
on
Mithali
Raj's
birthday.
Sharing
pictures
of
herself
with
the
skipper
in
which
Mithali
is
seen
cutting
a
cake,
Taapsee
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.
PS-
I
am
all
prepared
to
learn
THE
cover
drive'
#HappyBirthdayCaptain."
Directed
by
Rahul
Dholakia,
Shabaash
Mithu
is
slated
to
release
on
February
5,
2021.
Besides
this
film,
Taapsee
will
also
be
seen
in
Anubhav
Sinha's
Thapaad,
Vinil
Matthew's
Haseen
Dilruba
and
Akarsh
Khurrana's
Rashmi
Rocket.