Mumbai: Actress Taapsee Pannu took to Twitter emphasising Monday on why her upcoming film Shabaash Mithu needs to be made. The film is a biography of the legendary Indian woman cricketer Mithali Raj. Taapsee Pannu was reacting to a news piece on Twitter. It stated the film is based on the life of Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj. The piece describes Mithali as ‘former team India cricketer’.
Taapsee reacted to the tweet strongly. “You do realise she is still the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team that’s going for the upcoming World Cup. Exactly the reason why this film NEEDS TO BE MADE ! ‘Former’!!! #ShabaashMithu.”
Taapsee is currently undergoing cricket training for her role in the Mithali Raj biopic. The actress recently finished filming Rashmi Rocket. It is about the life of an athlete. Now she is currently shooting for her other upcoming film Looop Lapeta. The film is a Hindi adaptation of the 1998 German film Run Lola Run, starring Franka Potente and directed by Tom Tykwer.
A few days back Taapsee was involved in a bitter Twitter spat with Kangana Ranaut over the farmers’ protests. Taapsee objected to Kangana calling farmers as terrorists.
