Chakda Xpress: Anushka Sharma Brings Jhulan Goswami’s Story To Screen
Mumbai: After a wait of three years, actress Anushka Sharma is all set to wow audiences with her acting skills once again, and that too with the role of a cricketer in the Netflix film ‘Chakda Express’.
Directed by Prosit Roy, the Netflix project is inspired by the life of former Indian women’s national women’s cricket team captain Jhulan Goswami.
Talking about the film, Anushka said, “It is indeed a special film as it is essentially a story of tremendous sacrifice. Chakda Express will be an eye-opener in the world of women’s cricket. At a time when Jhulan decided to become a cricketer and make her country proud on the global stage, it was very tough for women to even think of playing the sport. This film is a dramatic retelling of several instances that shaped her life and also women’s cricket.”
Anushka feels proud to receive an opportunity to play Jhulan on screen.
“From the support system to the facilities, to have a steady income from playing sports, even building a future in cricket – little has inspired the women of India to take up cricket as a profession. She strived to change the stereotype that women can’t make a career out of playing cricket in India so that the next generation of girls had a better playing field,” she added.
Anushka further added, “Her life is living proof that passion and perseverance overcame any or all adversities and Chakda Xpress is the most definitive look into the not so rosy world of women’s cricket back then. There is still a lot of work to be done and we have to empower them with the best so that the sport can flourish for women in India.
She continued, “We should all salute Jhulan and her teammates for revolutionizing women’s cricket in India. It is their hard work, their passion and their undefeated mission to bring attention to women’s cricket that has turned things around for generations to come. As a woman, I was proud to hear Jhulan’s story and it is an honour for me to try and bring her life to audiences and cricket lovers. As a cricketing nation, we have to give our women cricketers their due. Jhulan’s story is truly an underdog story in the history of cricket in India and the film is our celebration of her spirit.”
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Anushka shared the news with her Instagram followers as well. She posted the film’s teaser in which we can see Anushka in Team India’s jersey.
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