Taapsee's 'Shabaash Mithu' teaser released, biopic based on life story of Mithali Raj

The Teaser of the highly anticipated sports drama ‘Shabash Mithu’ was released on Monday. The film narrates the life story of India’s female star cricketer Mithali Raj and Taapsee Pannu will be seen playing the role of the cricketer. The biopic is helmed by Srijit Mukherji and produced by Viacom 18 Studios.

The leading actress of the film shared the teaser on her social media handles.

"In this Gentlemen’s sport, she did not bother to rewrite history ….. instead she created HERSTORY! #AbKhelBadlega #ShabaashMithu Coming soon! #BreakTheBias #ShabaashMithu #ShabaashWomen #ShabaashYou".

The 56-seconds long teaser shows Taapsee portrayed as Mithali gearing up in the pavilion and then confidently heading towards the cricket field where people are seen cheering for the cricketer.

The commentary in the teaser counts Mithali’s achievements in the world of Cricket.

 "The only Indian cricketer to score 7 consecutive 50s in ODIs, a captain in 4 World Cups, the youngest to score a Test 200, playing for 23 years the gentleman's game is a woman", the commentary says.

 Earlier, Taapsee had shared the poster of the film on International Women’s Day and captioned it, "She continues to inspire millions like me. To break a few stereotypes to lay down a new path ahead for many to follow. This Women’s Day I am cheering for the front runners in the fight to #BreakTheBias #ShabaashMithu #ShabaashWomen #shabaashyou".