Criticism of Anushka Sharma’s casting as Jhulan Goswami: ‘I like Anushka however Konkona would have been good’

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Anushka Sharma is returning to performing after 4 years along with her upcoming movie Chakda Express. Based on the lifetime of former India cricket captain Jhulan Goswami, Netflix movie will inform the underdog story of the ladies’s staff Anushka Donning a hands-down jersey.

An announcement video for the movie was launched on Thursday and it featured a brief glimpse of Anushka’s efficiency as Jhulan. While some followers had been excited to see him in entrance of the digital camera after 4 years, there was some criticism for his Bengali accent and bronzed face.

Actor-director Farhan Akhtar wrote on Twitter, “Super stuff… looking forward to it. All the best @AnushkaSharma and team #ChakdaXpress.” Taapsee Pannu, who shall be enjoying Jhulan’s teammate Mithali Raj in an unrelated movie, took to Instagram Stories and wrote, “Mithali to Jhulan Tak! Go for it sister.” He added, “Time for the ladies in blue. Go for it Chakda Express!”

A fan quoted the road, ‘If cricket is a faith, why are males the one god?’ And added, “#ChakdaXpress simply noticed the trailer and this line made me go. Kudos to the one that got here up with it. @AnushkaSharma @NetflixIndia Wtf gave it a tricky battle. ,

Another fan wrote, “Finally he’s a BACKKACK!!!! screaming with joy. Dear Anushka ma’am, you are worth the wait. #AnushkaSharma #ChakdaXpress.”

As quickly because the video dropped, many criticized Anushka’s casting, noting that she seems nothing like Jhulan. Anushka’s bronze face and Bengali accent got here beneath heavy criticism.

A Twitter consumer wrote, “I love Anushka but Konkona Jhulan Goswami biopic would have been perfect for #ChakdaXpress.” Another wrote, “Why can’t a dusky actress be cast as Jhulan Goswami in #ChakdaXpress? Why take a very skinny actress and make her so big? beyond me.”

Anushka earlier stated in an announcement, “At a time when Jhulan determined to turn into a cricketer and make her nation proud on the worldwide stage, it was very tough to even consider ladies enjoying sports activities. The movie is a dramatic retelling of the numerous examples that formed her life and ladies’s cricket as effectively. ,

Chakda Express is being directed by Prosit Roy, and produced by Anushka Sharma’s Clean Slate Filmz.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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