XtraTime Web Desk: Former Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj will soon have a biopic on her. The biopic named ‘Shabaash Mithu’ will see Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu playing the role of Mithali. The actress announced the project on Mithali’s 37th birthday. In her instagram post, Taapsee wrote, “Happy Happy Birthday Captain Mithali Raj! 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,”
Taapsee had been widely appreciated for her roles in ‘Mission Mangal’ and ‘Saand Ki Aankh’ this year.
Mithali will be the new addition in the list of sportspersons on whom a biopic will be made. Earlier biopics on former India captain MS Dhoni, MC Mary Kom, Milkha Singh have been made. A biopic on 1983 World Cup winning Indian captain Kapil Dev is also in the making with Ranbeer Singh playing the role of Haryana Hurricane. Another Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra is playing the role of Saina Nehwal’s biopic.
Mithali, who turned 37 on Tuesday achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the first woman cricketer to complete 20 years in the international cricket earlier in October.