The Srijit Mukherji directorial also has Vijay Raaz in a pivotal role.
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Last Updated: 02.47 PM, Aug 09, 2022
Taapsee Pannu's biographical sports drama movie is all set to premiere digitally post its theatrical run. The Srijit Mukherji directorial also has Vijay Raaz in a pivotal role. Based on the life of Mithali Raj, former Test and ODI captain of India women’s national cricket team, Shabaash Mithu is written by Priya Aven.
The sports drama, which chronicles Mithali's life from childhood to becoming the captain of the national cricket team, was released on July 15 in theatres.
Ahead of its theatrical release, the makers released multiple songs from the film. One of the tracks named Fateh was loved by the fans. The peppy single chronicles the spirit of sportsmanship featuring Taapsee as Mithali. Crooned by Romy and Charan, who has also penned the song and composed it alongside Salvage Audio Collective.
Watch the song here:
Before the theatrical release of the movie, Taapsee and Mithali were seen promoting the film on multiple occasions. During an event, the duo were also seen playing cricket with each other. The Bollywood diva shared a few images with the ace cricketer on her official IG handle with a special caption that reads, "Pre release Sunday #ShabaashMithu style with the lady herself @mithaliraj ! Never thought I will ever play cricket for fun until now. Thank you Jaipur and #WonderCement Some movies definitely change life for good. (Sic)."
Check out the pictures here:
Meanwhile, now, the makers have announced Shabaash Mithu's digital release date and place. Backed by Ajit Andhare under the banner named Viacom18 Studios and Colosceum Media, the sports drama flick also features Vijay Raaz, Inayat Verma, Mumtaz Sorcar, Brijendra Kala, Devadarshini, Sameer Dharmadhikari and Aditi Aryan among others.
Shabaash Mithu is all set to drop on Netflix on August 12.
Watch the trailer of the film here: