WOW! Viacom 18 to produce biopic on Indian cricketer Mithali Raj
With sports biopic being the kind of the season, it is not amazing to see movie producers and creation houses pulling for it. Additionally, in the event that it is about a solid headed lady who has combat her way through the male centric games generalizations, the story regularly is fruitful to set up an interface with the gathering of people. In the midst of the Sania Nehwal and PV Sindhu biopics, yet another joining the group is that of Mithali Raj – Captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team.
For the uninitiated, Mithali Raj has set a wonderful record of being the most elevated run scorer in One Day Internationals averaging over 51 and has had an exceptional trip on field. A motivation to billions of young ladies in the nation, her life is presently all set to be recorded on the silver screen. The privileges of the film have been procured by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the studio that supported some incredible games biopics and also ladies situated movies like Mary Kom, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Queen.
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Discussing the affiliation, Ajit Andhare, COO, Viacom18 Motion Pictures, stated, “Viacom18 Motion Pictures has dependably been the pioneer in exhibiting content with depiction of solid ladies characters appropriate from Queen to Kahaani to Mary Kom. We are glad to work together with the youthful and motivational Mithali Dorai Raj, a name without any assistance mindful in achieving a move in the way ladies’ cricket group was seen in our nation.”
Mithali Raj is the most elevated run-scorer in ladies’ worldwide cricket and the main lady cricketer to outperform the 6,000 run stamp in ODIs. She is likewise the principal player to score 7 successive 50s in ODIs. Raj is the main Indian to have lead the national group to an ICC ODI World Cup last twice – 2005 and 2017. An Arjuna awardee, Mithali was likewise granted the Padma Shri in 2015, India’s fourth most elevated non military personnel grant for her commitment towards the game of cricket.
Then again, amped up for her biopic, Mithali Raj stated, “I am greatly glad on this relationship with Viacom18 Motion Pictures. Trusting that this motion picture moves more individuals particularly young ladies to take up sports as a vocation.”
The relationship between Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Mithali Raj has been encouraged by Varun Chopra – Director, Medallin Sports who too included “We are satisfied on this relationship with Viacom18 Motion Pictures and are anticipating Mithali’s biopic. She stays to be a motivation for hoards for a long time now and her story on the silver screen will continue rousing eras.”
The points of interest of the performing artist who will assume the lead part in the film is yet to be settled.