Mithali Raj, a name that is well known to everyone and is one of the major inspirations for every youngster in the country. Mithali Raj’s life story as we all know was being put together in a biopic, set to release on screens. Taapsee Pannu is the actor who will essay the role of Mithali Raj in the movie that has been titled “Shabaash Mithu”. The movie has been in the news for being one of the most anticipated upcoming movies. Everyone deserves to know the story of Mithali Raj and this movie can be the one to tell her story beautifully.
Recently though the movie has been in the news for a different kind of progress. The movie recently had a change in director. The movie earlier was being directed by Rahul Dholakia, but now will be directed by director Srijit Mukherji. It was reported that under Rahul Dholakia, the shoot for the movie was in full force and already had completed 25-30 percent of some very crucial parts of the movie.
Now, the news has come out that under the guidance of Srijit Mukherji, the creators are deciding if the earlier shots will be retained or not. If that is the case, Taapsee Pannu will have to reshoot these parts of the movie. Rahul Dholakia opted out of the movie, for various reasons. One of those reasons is the second wave of the pandemic, as it became stronger, the sets had to be shut down and later Taapsee had to complete other shoots that she had already given the prior commitment to.
Considering this delay, Dholakia opted out and Srijit Mukherji was brought in. Now it is a known fact that not every director has the same way or perspective of doing a movie. So, this is evident that some shots from the prior shooting might not be liked by the present director. But again, besides this one big issue has popped up which is of the “credits”.
If the scenes shot by Rahul Dholakia are not opted, it is quite evident that he might not be included in the credits of the movie. This can turn into a big issue later on because even if his shots are not opted, the person has invested his time and vision into the project, which is a big deal for creators. But as of now, nothing has been confirmed.
Taapsee Pannu is already busy with her upcoming movie
Blurr and probably has other prior commitments too. Given this, “Shabaash Mithu” might take a bit more time to come out to the viewers. All of these advancements reminded us of a certain case from Hollywood. Justice League, which was released in 2017 had faced similar issues.
Back then Zack Snyder, who was helming the project stepped down for various but had shot substantial parts of the movie. This was when Joss Whedon was brought in. It was later revealed that the cuts from Zack Snyder weren’t being considered and Whedon continued to reshoot some of the parts for nearly two months. The movie wasn’t received well by the viewers though, so even with extra investments, the movie didn’t turn out to be good enough to satisfy fans.
Now, we aren’t saying that the movie won’t be good or anything of that sort. We all know, Srijit Mukherji is an accomplished director and has gone on to create some masterpieces like Begum Jaan, Baishe Srabon, Vinci Da, Autograph, Jaatishwar, and many others. The only issue that might later on be the inclusion in credits.
Now, all these can only be seen, when the movie finally releases. Till then we can only wish for the movie to come soon.
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