ZEE5
along
with
Ronnie
Screwvala's
RSVP
&
Mango
People
Media
brought
forth
an
edge-of-the-seat,
sports
drama,
Rashmi
Rocket
which
has
been
receiving
rave
reviews
from
critics
and
viewers
alike!
Fantastic
performances
by
talented
actors
Taapsee
Pannu,
Priyanshu
Painyuli,
Abhishek
Banerjee
and
Supriya
Pathak
coupled
with
the
ace
direction
of
Akarsh
Khurana
has
made
this
movie
a
spectacular
hit!
For
the
first
time
in
Indian
cinema,
a
movie
has
been
conceptualized
and
executed
on
gender
testing
in
sports
for
female
athletes
and
the
makers
are
being
appreciated
whole-heartedly
for
drawing
attention
to
such
a
pertinent
topic.
With
an
IMDB
rating
of
7.8
and
12
million+
views
across
platforms
within
10
days
of
premiere,
Rashmi
Rocket
is
slated
to
be
one
of
the
best
sports
films
in
India.
The
movie
raises
pertinent
questions
about
the
practice
of
gender
testing
that
female
athletes
are
subjected
to
worldwide
and
manages
to
inform,
entertain
and
educate
its
audience
about
an
archaic
practice
that
should
be
left
far
behind.
An
impactful
movie
with
a
soul,
Rashmi
Rocket
deals
with
Rashmi's
battle
on-field
and
off-field,
a
mature
relationship
between
Rashmi
and
her
husband,
a
delicate
equation
between
an
adamant
Rashmi
and
her
equally
adamant
mother
and
many
more
things.
Even
the
trailer
and
the
songs
of
the
movie
are
trending.
With
over
17
million
views
for
the
trailer
and
12
million
views
for
Ghani
Cool
Chori
song
on
YouTube,
the
movie
and
its
songs
have
made
a
mark.
Manish
Kalra,
Chief
Business
Officer,
ZEE5
India
shared,
"At
ZEE5,
we
have
a
single-minded
focus
on
presenting
quality
content
to
our
viewers.
Rashmi
Rocket
is
a
thoughtful
and
entertaining
movie
that
has
shed
light
on
the
archaic
practice
of
gender
testing
in
sports.
We
are
elated
that
the
viewers
are
loving
this
sport
film
which
is
as
much
about
the
sport
as
it
is
about
the
many
women
who
battle
age
old
biases
at
and
out
of
home.
This
movie
has
definitely
sparked
a
positive
conversation
and
we
hope
that
it
propels
the
movement
in
the
right
direction,
as
is
necessary".
Helmed
by
Taapsee
Pannu,
Rashmi
Rocket
is
about
a
girl
from
Kutch
who
is
an
incredibly
fast
runner
and
wins
accolades
for
the
country.
However,
her
victory
lap
is
peppered
with
many
hurdles
including
a
gender
test,
and
what
seems
like
an
athletic
contest
turns
into
her
personal
battle
for
respect,
honour,
and
even
her
very
identity.
To
promote
the
movie,
ZEE5
introduced
a
critical
social
awareness
campaign,
#LetRashmiRun
which
surpassed
20
million
views
and
delivered
a
simple
but
strong
message
of
stopping
gender
testing
for
female
athletes
in
India.