Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar recently wrapped up their awaited film, ‘Saand ki Aankh’. The two will be seen playing the roles of granny sharpshooters Chandro Tomar, 87 and her sister-in-law Prakashi Tomar, 82. The makers released the first look of the film and trolls couldn’t help but wonder why age-appropriate actors were not cast.
Taapsee however shut all trolls with a question of her own. A report in Deccan Chronicle states, she went on to ask the trolls why “I was never questioned when I am 30-year-old and I do college characters. I was never questioned why college kids were not cast for such role.”
However, later she did reveal the reason behind her and Bhumi being cast in the film, “Apparently, what we got to know later was that actors who were close to that age didn’t want to do this film.”
She added, “But when a younger lot is playing an older character, I don’t understand why people have a problem with it. However, I got to know through the producers that actually actresses who were close to that age had refused to do the film.”
The film will follow Chandro Tomar and Prakashi Tomar’s journey into becoming the Shooter Dadi’s. Directed by Tushar Hiranandani and produced by Anurag Kashyap productions, Saand Ki Aankh will hit the screens in Diwali 2019.
