By Darshana Jamindar
Rashmi Rocket is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Akarsh Khurana and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Neha Anand and Pranjal Khandhdiya. The film features Taapsee Pannu in the lead role, alongside Priyanshu Painyuli and Abhishek Banerjee.
Taapsee Pannu-starrer Rashmi Rocket is slated to be released on ZEE5 on October 15 this year.
Today in Zoom Taaapsee held media interactions with GujaratHeadline and other leading media channels and plaforms. She told interesting stories about making of the movie. Trailer launched of Rashmi Rocket today.
It tells the story of a young girl from Kutch of Gujarat who grows up to become a star athlete. Story revolves around a village girl who aspires to represent India at the world championship. The sprinter might have become an inspiration back home, but she soon realises the exploitation female athletes face in the name of gender testing under the age-old system of our country. When her body type fails to fall under the conventional feminine cut, she gets banned from the sport after being declared ‘not a woman’. Thus begins her fight against the athletics association to regain her respect and a personal battle to uphold her identity and get back to the race of life.
