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Mumbai, Sep 26 (CRICKETNMORE):  <\/strong>The life story of Mithali Raj, captain of the Indian women's cricket team, will now be told through a Bollywood biopic, Viacom18 Motion Pictures announced on Tuesday. She hopes it inspires young girls to explore sports as a career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The rights for the biopic of the cricket star have been acquired by the studio which has backed content-driven films like "Queen", Manjhi: "The Mountain Man", "Drishyam", "Mary Kom", "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" and "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" in the past.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I am extremely happy on this association with Viacom18 Motion Pictures. Hoping that this movie inspires more people especially young girls to take up sports as a career," Mithali said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mithali Raj is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket and the only woman cricketer to surpass the 6,000 run mark in ODIs. She is also the first player to score 7 consecutive 50s in ODIs, apart from being the first Indian to have led the national team to an ICC ODI World Cup final twice - 2005 and 2017.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

An Arjuna awardee, Mithali was also honoured with the Padma Shri in 2015, India's fourth highest civilian award for her contribution to cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Ajit Andhare, COO, Viacom18 Motion Pictures, said in a statement: "Viacom18 Motion Pictures has always been the pioneer in showcasing content with portrayal of strong women characters right from 'Queen' to 'Kahaani' to 'Mary Kom'.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We are proud to be collaborating with the young and inspirational Mithali Dorai Raj, a name single-handedly responsible in bringing about a shift in the way women's cricket team was perceived in our country."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The association between Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Mithali Raj has been facilitated by Varun Chopra - Director, Medallin Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Chopra said: "Mithali remains to be an inspiration for multitudes for many years now and her story on the silver screen will keep motivating generations."
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