Taapsee
Pannu
will
soon
be
seen
in
the
sports
biopic
Shabaash
Mithu
wherein
she
will
be
essaying
the
role
of
Indian
women's
cricket
team
captain
Mithali
Raj.
The
actress
has
been
prepping
for
the
same
for
quite
some
time
now
and
had
already
started
shooting
for
the
same.
However,
the
pandemic
had
acted
as
a
major
bummer
and
had
resulted
in
the
original
director
of
the
film
Rahul
Dholakia
opting
out
of
the
project
and
a
new
director
Srijit
Mukherji
stepping
in
to
helm
the
movie.
Now
Taapsee
is
all
set
to
shoot
for
the
film
with
a
fresh
start.
Talking
to
Mid-Day
about
the
same,
Taapsee
Pannu
said
that
this
would
be
shooting
the
movie
with
a
clean
slate
for
her.
The
Haseen
Dillruba
actress
added,
"I
am
always
in
a
dilemma
whether
to
get
the
game
right
or
focus
on
her
mannerisms
and
body
language
on
the
field.
But
for
(Mithali
Raj),
the
message
matters
the
most."
Taapsee
Pannu
also
spoke
about
her
new
take
on
shooting
for
Shabaash
Mithu
with
a
new
director.
The
Naam
Shabana
actress
said,
"Those
portions
were
about
her
getting
selected
in
the
international
squad.
Now,
Srijit
wants
me
to
learn
things,
which
I
hadn't
as
per
Rahul's
brief.
He
wants
me
to
tweak
a
few
mannerisms.
I
have
washed
off
the
previous
memories,
and
am
viewing
it
as
base
training
for
the
film.
Now,
we
are
getting
into
further
detailing
of
the
game."
Taapsee
also
called
out
some
subtle
shades
of
patriarchy
that
are
associated
with
the
game
of
cricket.
The
Game
Over
actress
went
on
to
say,
"Cricket
bat
is
the
property
of
men.
I
will
show
her
now.'
They
are
either
dismissive
of
the
woman
holding
a
bat,
or
they
want
to
put
her
down.
If
I
face
this
as
an
actor,
I
can't
imagine
what
Mithali
has
faced
through
her
journey.
It
must've
been
an
arduous
journey
for
women's
cricket
to
reach
where
it
is
today."
Meanwhile,
on
the
work
front,
Taapsee
Pannu
will
also
be
seen
in
the
Tamil
movie
Anabelle
Sethupathi.
She
will
be
seen
alongside
Vijay
Sethupathi
in
the
same.
The
movie
is
all
set
to
be
released
on
Disney+
Hotstar
VIP
on
September
17.