Anushka Sharma to star as former Indian Cricket Captain Jhulan Goswami in Netflix’s Chakda ‘Xpress
Last seen in Zero (2018), Anushka Sharma has announced a new film, titled Chakda ‘Xpress. To be directed by Prosit Roy, the film is inspired by the incredible story of Jhulan Goswami, former Team India captain of women’s cricket. Sharma’s Clean Slate Filmz is producing the venture for streaming media giant Netflix.
Talking about the film, Anushka Sharma said, “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. 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.”
“From support systems to facilities, to having a stable income from playing the game, to even having a future in cricket – very little propelled women of India to take up cricket as a profession. Jhulan had a fighting and extremely uncertain cricketing career and she stayed motivated to make her country proud. 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. Her life Is a living testimony that passion and perseverance triumph over 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.” The actress further added.
Cricketer Jhulan Goswami said, “When you represent India, that’s all that is on your mind. Tum desh ke liye khel rahe ho, apne liye nahi. 11 women playing to place Team India’s name in history. It doesn’t matter if they said ‘ladkiyan cricket nahi khel sakti’. It doesn’t matter if the stadiums are empty. When you pull up onto the pitch to bowl, all you see is the opponent holding the cricket bat and the stumps you need to knock out.”
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