There is little physical resemblance between Taapsee Pannu and Mithali Raj. But look closely and it is easy to see how the two women have been game-changers in their respective fields with their feisty attitude, and skill to boot. "I was roped in because Mithali and I have similar life approach and ideologies. We don't want to replicate the look to the tee," underlines Pannu, who unveiled the first look of Shabaash Mithu, the biopic on the Indian women's cricket team skipper, yesterday.

"We want to make it as convincing as possible, but it's not as important to look like her as it is to perform and behave like her. I was constantly in touch with her while shooting for the poster. She texted me yesterday saying that there's barely any difference between her and me [in the poster]. That validation matters a lot. I want her to say this after watching the movie, too," smiles the actor, who will begin filming the Rahul Dholakia-directed project by May.