Ever wondered what it might be to be a certain Mithali Raj? In a country where the support of near and dear ones is considered divine quite like the ‘Prasad’ from any Hanuman Temple, to ‘Raj’ in any field must bring a lot of satisfaction.
Is that right Mithali?
In a game that’s been described as India’s second religion, with cricket devotees going as far as seeing signs of god in Sachin, the purists have often wondered why doesn’t one get to see more of players like Mithali Raj?
You don’t need to be tutored on Raj’s achievements in a game largely defined by popular culture as a ‘Gentleman’s’ sport. In 2019, it will be two decades for the Rajasthan-born Mithali Raj in the sport.
Since 1999, the first she wielded the cricket bat on the field- akin to the poise and grace of an unflappable artist- she’s collected records, won matches and done all of that repeatedly. Must it be said, with renewed passion and vigor.
So it was about time that someone did justice in bringing to the big screen what’s clearly been a memorable, arduous journey of Mithali Raj- India Women’s captain responsible for scoring over 6100 ODI runs (including 6 hundreds, 49 fifties) at an average that’s nothing short of commendable- 51.
Guess what? That’s exactly the plan now. In what’s interesting, developing news on one of the most integral parts of India Women’s team- Mithali Raj’s life journey shall be played out in a feature film, according to Viacom18 Motion Pictures’ Ajit Andhare.
One of India’s revered production houses, also responsible for giving such widely acclaimed hits as Mary Kom and Kahaani, Mithali Dorai Raj shall be on the big screen in the coming days. Must it be said, one can hardly wait to see what will hopefully be an interesting tale, as inspiring as the soft-speaking Rumi-reader.
It must also be said that it isn’t always that cinemaholics and cricket-lovers unite, unless the subjects are gripping as Tendulkar and Dhoni- avid subjects of previous biopics made on Indian Cricketing legends. With Mithali Raj’s life now to be transformed onto the film canvass, one can only expect the film to impact and appeal to a larger lot of the country that have to this day, sadly remained unaware about this giant of Indian Cricket.
Whether with her astute leadership of the team- a unit that comprises of talents of the class of Jhulan Goswami, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Ekta Bisht and many other talented names- or for her dignified conduct- it will be interesting to note further developments on Mithali Raj’s biopic.