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Chakda Xpress team eager to release film after India's Womens's World Cup win
Updated On: 08 November, 2025 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Following the Indian women’s cricket squad’s World Cup win, members of the Chakda Xpress team are requesting Netflix to clear the long-held-up biopic based on Jhulan Goswami. Starring Anushka Sharma, the film has been lying with Netflix for three years
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Anushka Sharma; (right) Jhulan Goswami
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On November 2, Team India scripted history as it emerged the champions of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. The win has already had a ripple effect in films. mid-day has learnt that Netflix India is facing pressure to release Chakda Xpress, the Jhulan Goswami-biopic led by Anushka Sharma. The biopic has been lying with Netflix for nearly three years, reportedly due to a fallout between the streamer and the production house, Clean Slate Filmz, led by Karnesh Ssharma.
After the Indian women’s cricket squad’s win, many social media users called for the film’s release. Some members of the movie’s team have also appealed to the platform. A source from the film’s core team tells mid-day, “We have personally written to top executives at Netflix India to see if they can rise above the conflict so that the film can see the light of day. A biopic on a legend like Jhulan di deserves to reach the audience.”
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