Director Arunraja Kamaraj set to make a movie on Indian women cricketers

What a year it has been for the Indian women’s cricket team. An emphatic performance in the women’s world cup earlier this year, saw them reach the finals and very close to lifting the coveted trophy. Mithali Raj and her gang of girls have displayed the class and potential they possess. And since then rewards and laurels have been following them from every corner. They are the new poster girls of Indian cricket, and certainly, it was long due.

Bollywood movie ‘Kabali’ famed lyricist and singer Arunraja Kamaraj is planning a film on the women’s cricket team and has begun auditions for the film as well. The director spoke to Sportswallah and shared his vision behind making a movie on the latest sensational subject in Indian cricket.

A fictional story

Arunraja said that it is not going to be a biopic or a documentary. It is a fictional story and movie will be a sports drama. He also said that the idea came in after meeting a lot of female cricketers from Tamil Nadu, their stories inspired him to take up the subject. Interestingly, the director is looking out for cricketers who can act. He said, “I am planning to cast real cricketers. But I don’t know whether it will work out because I want cricketers in the film, who can act. I want someone who is a cricketer and knows acting as well. Casting is very important in this film. I am looking out for people who are interested to be a part of this film.”

Every cricketer is a hero

He also added that he would be glad to have the Indian cricketers in the movie, as he feels each and one of them are heroes. Arunraja said “I think every cricketer in the team is a hero. This team is full of heroes and when they played the World Cup, I expected them to play the finals. According to me, this year will be a great year for women’s cricket. I will be very grateful if any of them are interested to perform in my film. I cannot take one single name I want in the film. Everyone is a hero. I will be happy if anyone if interested to be a part of it.”