Taapsee
Pannu's
upcoming
film
Rashmi
Rocket
features
her
as
an
athlete
from
Bhuj
whose
life
turns
upside
down
when
she
is
tricked
into
undergoing
a
gender
test.
Besides
this
intriguing
storyline,
the
Akarsh
Khurana
directorial
is
also
in
the
news
for
Taapsee's
jaw-dropping
physical
transformation.
Prior
the
film's
trailer
release,
the
makers
had
dropped
a
still
from
the
film
featuring
the
leading
lady.
While
many
lauded
the
actress
for
her
efforts
to
get
into
the
skin
of
her
character,
there
were
a
few
who
trolled
her
for
her
look
and
called
her
'masculine'
and
'not
enough
of
a
woman'.
In
her
recent
tete-a-tete
with
Indian
Express,
Taapsee
opened
up
on
these
trolls
and
said
that
she
was
jumping
with
excitement
on
seeing
that
reaction
to
her
picture.
"Those
trolls
gave
me
a
promotional
strategy
on
a
platter.
They
didn't
even
realise
what
hit
them.
It
was
like
you
struck
gold,
I
was
jumping
with
excitement
seeing
that
reaction
to
my
picture.
Then
when
the
trailer
came
out,
I
reacted
that
if
you
throw
lemon
at
me,
I'll
make
lemonade
out
of
it," the
actress
told
the
tabloid.
When
the
makers
had
unveiled
the
trailer
of
Rashmi
Rocket,
many
felt
that
the
story
reminded
them
of
Dutee
Chand's
real
story
in
2014.
However
Taapsee
clarified
that
her
film
is
not
a
biopic
and
said,
"We
assembled
a
lot
of
events
and
put
them
together
in
one
storyline.
I
stayed
away
from
going
into
a
full-fledged
one
person
reference.
I
saw
interviews
of
different
athletes
across
the
world.
Rashmi
Vira
is
an
amalgamation
of
all
these
female
athletes
who've
gone
through
it.
It
was
very
important
to
validate
with
scientific
facts
and
not
emotionally."
In
the
same
interview,
Taapsee
also
talked
about
the
IT-raids
which
were
conducted
against
her
earlier
this
year.
Speaking
about
landing
up
in
frequent
controversies,
the
Looop
Lapeta
actress
told
the
tabloid,
"They
are
like
speed-breakers,
and
my
vehicle
isn't
fragile
that
it'll
collapse
so
easily.
And
life
will
become
too
boring
if
we
don't
have
such
things.
Obviously
it's
human
to
feel
bogged
down
for
bit
when
any
such
problem
comes,
and
not
just
IT
raids.
It'll
either
break
you
or
make
you
a
better
person.
I
would
rather
become
a
stronger
person.
That's
the
only
constant
and
that's
okay.
I
don't
have
any
complaint
about
these
hurdles.
I
just
want
my
audience
to
trust
me."
Coming
back
to
Rashmi
Rocket,
the
film
which
also
stars
Priyanshu
Painyuli
and
Abhishek
Banerjee
in
pivotal
roles,
is
slated
to
release
on
October
15
on
Zee5.