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Prosit Roy and Anushka Sharma bring the true story of legendary cricket player, Jhulan Goswami, to Netflix
Chakda ‘Xpress is an upcoming Indian sports-biopic drama movie on Netflix. Directed by famed Indian director Prosit Roy (Pari, Paatal Lok), from a screenplay from frequent collaborator Abhishek Banerjee, the film is produced by Karnesh Sharma and Clean Slate Filmz. Serving as cinematographer is Pratik Shah, who has previously worked on Amazon Prime’s Jubilee. Chakda ‘Xpress is based on the true story of Indian female cricket player Jhulan Goswami, who dreams of playing on her country’s national team.
Anushka Sharma stars as aspiring athlete Jhulan Goswami, who later becomes one of the greatest cricket players in India. Sharma is known for roles in Pari, Sanju and her cameo in Netflix’s film Qala. Atul Sharma plays the Head of the International Cricket Council, with Anshul Chauhan, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Manoj Anand, Kaushik Sen and Sammy Jonas Heaney all confirmed as part of the cast.