OMG! No idea about gender testing issue, says ‘Rashmi Rocket’ star Taapsee Pannu

MUMBAI: Akarsh Khurana's sports drama original film 'Rashmi Rocket' is all set to grab public attention with Taapsee Pannu in its lead. The highly anticipated film is based on the gender testing issue in sports.

Rashmi who plays the lead role in the movie is an incredibly fast runner who dreams of crossing the finish line and winning many accolades for her country, but, however, her dreams get shattered when she realizes that the race to the finish line is filled with hurdles and becomes battle for personal respect, honour, and identity.

Talking about the issue of gender testing in sports, Taapsee Pannu says, "I met Nanda, who had the story with him for this film. He had made a very beautiful AV of the story for my reference. When I saw it, I was honestly shocked because I like watching sports and follow it a lot too, but still, I had no idea about the gender testing issue that the film highlights. I had to Google it. I was completely shocked after I got to know the details about this particular issue."

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Priyanshu Painyuli who plays Taapsee's partner in the movie adds, "I got to know about the gender testing issue through Rashmi Rocket. While shooting I checked with our director Akarsh, that 'are we taking creative liberty for the movie or is this really happening' and I was shocked to know that this is truly happening. We are hoping that through our movie, this issue is highlighted to a larger section of the society."

Taapsee Pannu is known for her challenging roles and Rashmi Rocket is an add-on to it. The film's trailer has been very well received. People are eager to see Taapsee in another impactful role, tackling another indiscriminate issue against women

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Produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Neha Anand and Pranjal Khandhdiya, written by Nanda Periyasamy, Aniruddha Guha and Kanika Dhillon and directed by Akarsh Khurana, 'Rashmi Rocket' also stars Supriya Pathak, Abhishek Banerjee, Manoj Joshi and Supriya Pilgaonkar in pivotal roles.