Shabaash Mithu Movie Review and Rating

PLOT: The film is based on the life of the former Test and ODI captain of the India women’s national cricket team, Mithali Raj.

Shabaash Mithu is a biographical sports drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji and produced by Viacom18 Studios. The film was released on 15 July 2022 in cinemas.

Star Cast:
Taapsee Pannu as Mithali Raj
Mumtaz Sorcar as Jhorna Ghosh
Sampa Mandal as Neelu Paswan
Vijay Raaz as Sampath
Sameer Dharmadhikari as Mithali’s Father
Devadarshini as Mithali’s Mother
Brijendra Kala as CAI Cheif
Shilpa Marwaha as Sukumari
Tahir Anand as Subodh
Ramsingh Falkoti as Peon
Anushree Kushwaha as Noori
Inayat Verma as young Mithali
Kasturi Jagnam as young Noori

MOVIE REVIEW: Kudos to the maker for delivering the first film on women cricketers to the country. It is a well-intended film but does not expect the clap-worthy scenes and wow moments that generally sports films give. Priya Aven’s story is quite simple that goes from little Mithali being a Bharatnatyam dancer and later emerging as one of the youngest players to represent India internationally.

Taapsee Pannu’s hard work for this role will not disappoint the viewers and she has delivered a good performance. Vijay Raaz plays his part effortlessly. Momtaz Sorcar plays the character Jhorna which is based on Jhulan Goswami. She and Sampa Mandal manage to create an impact with her limited roles. Other supporting casts were fine in their roles.

The screenplay is engaging in the first half. The scenes of young Mithali and Noori are a delight to watch. The pace of the film becomes slow in the second half and the editing could have been crisper here to make the film shorter by 15-20 mins. The song does not add any excitement to the narration. At last, the movie will leave you asking for more due to its average writing and mediocre execution of cricket matches.

Shabaash Mithu Movie Rating:
Direction 3/5
Acting 3/5
Editing 2/5
Story 3/5
Screenplay 2.5/5
Overall Hit ya Flop Rating: 2.7 out of 5 Stars (AVG)

Not Recommended 👎🏻

You May Also Like

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *