Shabaash Mithu (Movie) Wiki, Release date, Storyline, Cast and more.

Shabaash Mithu is an recent Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film. It is directed by Srijit Mukherji. It is produced by Viacom18 Studios. The story of the film is based on the life of former Test and ODI captain of the India women’s national cricket team, Mithali Raj. The main cast of the film is Taapsee Pannu in the lead role. It is all about the ups and downs and moments of glory of Mithali’s life. The film is scheduled to release on 15 July 2022.

Storyline of Shabaash Mithu

The film is a biopic based on the life of ace cricketer Mithali Raj, the former captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team. It follows her journey of becoming a cricketer against all the obstacles. Taapsee Pannu plays Mithu, a girl who dreams of becoming cricketer. However, she is stopped by everyone for this wish, except by her coach, which is played by Vijay Raaz. He sees the potential in her and takes her on board the girls cricket team. She learns to stand tall against the barriers and holds herself against society.

Release date and availability

The film was finalized on 3 December 2019, coinciding with the birthday of Mithali Raj. In January 2021, Taapsee posted her training photos. In March 2021, she again posted photos of her prepration and training for the film. The film earlier was expected to release on 5 February 2021. But the filming was delayed due to COVID-19. Now Shabaash Mithu is scheduled to release on 15 July 2022.

The cast of the movie

• Taapsee Pannu as Mithali Raj
• Mumtaz Sorcar as Jhulan Goswami
• Vijay Raaz as coach
• Brijendra Kala

Taapsee Pannu

• Taapsee Pannu is an Indian actress and model.
• She works primarily in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil language films.
• She is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards.
• Taapsee made her acting debut with the 2010 Telugu film Jhummandi Naadam.
• She gained popularity in Hindi cinema with the war drama film – The Ghazi Attack.
• She gained attention for her performances in the Hindi spy film Baby (2015) and Pink (2016), both of which were critical and commercial successes.
• For playing a homemaker going through a divorce in a drama film “Thappad” (2020), she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
• Apart from acting, Pannu runs an event management company called The Wedding Factory.

Mumtaz Sorcar

• Mumtaz is an Indian actress.
• She is the daughter of the famous magician PC Sorcar Junior and Joysri Sorcar.
• Mumtaz started her career with a music video for singer Mehreen from Bangladesh.
• She first appeared in the Bengali film 033 directed by Birsa Dasgupta.
• She signed many Tollywood films thereafter .
• Sorcar also appeared on the TV series Charitraheen and web series thriller Shobdo Jobdo streaming on Hoichoi.

Vijay Raaz

• Vijay Raaz is an Indian actor, film director, narrator, and comedian.
• His breakthrough came when he played the role of Dubeyji in the movie Monsoon Wedding in 2001.
• In 2014, he debuted as a director with Kya Dilli Kya Lahore.
• His first mainstream film cast as the leading actor was Raghu Romeo.
• Raaz garnered recognition for his comedic role in the 2004 film Run. In 2011, he played a ruthless gangster in Delhi Belly.
• In 2022, he was featured as “Razia Bai” in the superhit picture “Gangubai Kathiawadi”.
• He also was seen in the film ‘Janhit mein Jaari’.

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