Mumbai: Actor Taapsee Pannu wants to dedicate her next film ‘Saand Ki Aankh’ to her mother because while working in the film, she realized the countless sacrifices a woman makes to run her family.
‘Saand Ki Aankh’ is based on the lives of sharpshooters Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, who are the world’s oldest sharpshooters, essayed by Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar. The film shows how these women defied tradition to pursue their goal and attained fame by winning more than 30 national championship titles after the age of 65.
“Listening to their story, I just couldn’t stop thinking about my mother because it’s a story of those women who have lived their life for their parents, husband and kids but never for themselves. My mother is 60 years, so this is special. At this stage, I feel like telling her I want to be a reason for her to live her life the way she wants to. I hope she gets that through this film,” said Taapsee about the festive release.
“From my side, this film will be dedicated to my mother. I hope people will get their mothers, grandparents and parents to watch this. This Diwali should be a truly family Diwali in the theatres,” added Taapsee Pannu. She was interacting with the media at the film’s trailer launch along with co-actor Bhumi Pednekar and film’s director Tushar Hiranandani here Monday.
Taapsee asserted that she always wanted to do film with two heroines. “I always wanted to act in a film where two heroines have equal roles. When I heard the narration, I had tears in my eyes and within 10 seconds, I said yes to the film. I feel Chandro and Prakashi Tomar are big inspiration to the people of our country.”
‘Saand Ki Aankh’ features two actresses in lead roles, which is a rare case in Hindi film industry. On this, Taapsee said: “I don’t think only one heroine could have made the film. I feel this (a two-heroine film) is not very usual on-screen but I have a habit of doing things that are termed as ‘unusual’. Bhumi (Pednekar) and I both have equal roles to play.”
‘Saand Ki Aankh’ is produced by Anurag Kashyap, Reliance Entertainment and Nidhi Parmar. The film is slated to hit the screens October 25.
IANS