Rashmi Rocket(2021)
Hindi129 mins
Born in the small-town of Kutch, Rashmi overcomes all societal barriers to become a national-level athlete. But her glory is hindered when she is asked to undergo a gender test.
Director:Akarsh Khurana
Mood:
emotionalinspiringdark
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- ZEE5, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 15 October 2021
- Director
- Akarsh Khurana
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Rating
- 6.2/10
Storyline
A young woman from a small town fights her way to becoming a top athlete. Her success is thrown into doubt when officials demand she take a test to verify her gender.
“Her speed is undeniable. Her identity is questioned.”
Film Details
6.2Rating
129Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date15 October 2021
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalinspiringdark
Themes
identityjusticecorruptionsurvival
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
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Priyanshu PainyuliMajor Gagan Thakur
→#2MantraCoach Tejas Mukherjee
→#3Taapsee PannuRashmi Vira
→#4Manoj JoshiRamnik Bhai
→#5
#6C
Chirag VohraNilesh Bhai
→A
Akash KhuranaDr. Ejaz Qureshi
→#7
Z
Zafar KarachiwalaMangesh Desai
→#8
#9A
Aseem HattangadiPraveen Sood
→Abhishek BanerjeeAdvocate Eeshit Mehta
→#10V
Varun BadolaDilip Chopra
→#11
A
Akarsh KhuranaDirector
→#12
R
Ronnie ScrewvalaCrew
→#13
N
Nandha PeriyasamyCrew
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Rashmi Rocket
Cast reunions in this film: Taapsee Pannu & Amit Trivedi (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title character is inspired by real-life Indian athletes like Dutee Chand and Pinki Pramanik, who faced gender verification tests.
- Taapsee Pannu underwent intense physical training for over a year to build an athlete's physique for her role.
- Parts of the movie were shot in the actual stadiums used for national athletic championships in India.
- The film's director, Akarsh Khurana, comes from a family of playwrights and previously directed the comedy 'Maska'.
- It premiered directly on the streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar, skipping a theatrical release in most regions.
- The screenplay was co-written by Aniruddha Guha, who is also known as a former film journalist and columnist.
- A special prosthetic bodysuit was used for Taapsee Pannu to show the character's muscular transformation in certain scenes.