''The Sholay Girl'' is a 2019

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film directed by

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and produced by

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and

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. Written by Faizal Akhtar and Shrabani Deodhar, the film is based on India's first stuntwoman, Reshma Pathan.

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portrays Pathan's role while Chandan Roy Sanyal, Prince Rodde and

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appear in supporting roles. The title refers to ''

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'', in which Pathan worked as a stunt double for

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. To prepare for the role, Bag took training in martial arts. She also said that she watched the tonga scene from ''Sholay'' "at least a 100 times to master the role." The official trailer was released on 3 March 2019 and the film was released on 8 March, the International Women's Day on the online streaming platform

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Cast

as Reshma Pathan * Spandan Chaturvedi as young Reshma Pathan *Dhrisha Kalyani as Reshma's younger sister * Chandan Roy Sanyal as Azeem Bhaai * Prince Rodde as Young

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as Shakoor * Sujata Sehgal as Reshma's mother *

as Reshma's father * Saharsh Shukla as Saajid * Reshma Pathan as herself- Special appearance

Reception

Nandini Ramnath of

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called it "an undeniably uplifting biopic that pays tribute to Reshma’s daring and can-do spirit". But she felt that the film "softens the rough edges and underplays the exploitative conditions under which she often worked." Alcheesh Kushwaha of

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praised Bag's performance. He then wrote: "In the one hour 25-minute film, with the colloquy, trickle and resonance of Reshma, the whole story of adventurer and Himmatwali Stantwoman explains in the sequels." Arushi Jain of ''

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'' called the film a "compelling watch" and praised Bag's acting calling her "effortless in her spot on performance as Reshma."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sholay Girl Indian films based on actual events 2019 biographical drama films Films about women in India Indian biographical drama films Sholay Films about stunt performers Films about Bollywood ZEE5 original films Films directed by Aditya Sarpotdar 2019 direct-to-video films 2019 films 2019 drama films