After the successful release of movie ‘83’, starring actors like Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, it is now Anushka Sharma’s turn to grab the headlines as her next movie, ‘Chakda Xpress’, based on the life of Indian women’s team cricketer Jhulan Goswami, is scheduled to be streamed on Netflix.
The movie is directed by Prosit Roy and is produced by Anushka Sharma and her brother Karnesh Sharma.
Jhulan belongs to the town named Chakdaha, in West Bengal.
'Story of tremendous sacrifice'
"It is a really special film because it is essentially a story of tremendous sacrifice. ‘Chakda Xpress’ is inspired by the life and times of former Indian captain Jhulan Goswami and it will be an eye-opener into the world of women’s cricket," Anushka said in a statement issued by the streamer on Thursday (January 6).
"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," the actor added.
Overcoming barriers
Goswami also talked about the hurdles she had to overcome in order to shine and reach to the pinnacle in her life. Gender biasedness has been recognized as a major threat in India but according to Jhulan it doesn’t matter if sometimes a man’s accomplishments are placed above your own.
“It doesn’t matter if sometimes a man’s accomplishments are placed above your own. It doesn’t matter if the stadiums are empty. When you pull up on to the pitch to bowl, all you see is the opponent holding the cricket bat and the stumps you need to knock out," Jhulan said.
“Team India is not just the roaring sound of 1.3 billion voices cheering and praying. Sometimes, it is one girl from Chakda playing a game of cricket with her team shaking, screaming for, and rising together when the stumps are finally knocked out," she added.
Pratiksha Rao, the director of Films and Licensing, Netflix India, said, "We are deeply honored and proud to bring this story of an unlikely champion and her contribution to Indian cricket to Netflix; and are thrilled to partner with Clean Slate Filmz and with Anushka Sharma who has won audiences through the many unique roles she's performed with heartfelt emotion and passion.”
