Shabaash Mithu

FAILS TO DELIVER- devoid of hard hitting & engrossing drama while the screenplay is far stretched. The lead doesn't look like Mithali Raj nor her mannerisms justifies the character. Cricketing scenes are poorly executed with no elevating & inspiring moments.

The first biopic on the life of a Indian Woman cricketer, Shabaash Mithu is finally here with Taapsee Pannu portraying the iconic character. To begin with, I was hoping to see Anushka Sharma make an appearance as Jhulan, who the former is set to portray in Chakda Xpress. But that was wishful thinking.

Shabaash Mithu chronicles the events from the life of one of the greatest female cricketers ever. From her childhood, when her friend Noorie introduced her to cricket to the glorious run at the 2017 Cricket World Cup.

Shabaash Mithu is like those football video games wherein the creators did not have the lisence to use the names of the players. Except for Mithali Raj, all her teammates have had their names changed. Even BCCI is renamed. Women's cricket had to go through a lot to reach where it is now. The film focuses a lot on the struggle of the women's team and rightfully so!

Taapsee Pannu features in her third sports biopic (after Rashmi Rocket & Saand Ki Aankh) and she does justice to her role. Brijendra kala has got a permanent position with the Cricket Board. The rest of the cast doesn't have the intended impact. The only tournament that is recaptured is the 2017 WC. But the events don't tug at your heartstrings despite Kailash Kher's patriotic number.

Shabaash Mithu could have been much better if they skipped the songs for the sake of the plot and used real names/places. But nevertheless, it does bring to light the struggles of the women's cricket in India and how Mithali Raj became an icon not just in India but across the globe.

I had really high hopes for this movie. But this movie falls flat on the promise of being even remotely as good as the trailer. Mithali Raj is one of the greats of Indian cricket. Her story is really inspiring and motivating to all sports enthusiasts and people in general. But that never comes across during the course of this 2hr 30mins movie. Tapsee has had the same expression on her face in a lot of her films and she does the same expression in this one as well. Womens Indian cricket faces a lot of challenges. And all of that is overshadowed by bad acting. Also, why have so many songs been added in a sports biopic unnecessarily? Mithali Raj has been reduced to a mere character in her own biopic, unworthy of her stature in Indian cricket history.

Why Tapsee ? Mithali is a great cricketer. They should've made better movie or documentary by her own would have justified. Waste of money watching this. Just watch her real videos on YouTube better that wasting time in this.

The film is very well written with the storyline focusing on women's cricket receiving recognition through the eyes of Mithali raj. The bharatnatyam reference is brilliant and her childhood story is intriguing. The music although could have been a little better.