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Taapsee Pannu’s Highly Anticipated Sports Drama Rashmi Rocket – When & Where to Watch
Taapsee Pannu is known for taking some unconventional storylines and characters in the past, which have proved to be major hits like Mulk, Badla, Saand Ki Aankh. She is back again with another blockbuster movie this festive season, titled Rashmi Rocket.
This film is not based on any real-life athlete and is a completely fictional story where Taapsee is playing a girl named Rashmi, popularly known as “rocket” because of her running skills. She is a hails from a small town of Kutch in Gujarat, who dreams of competing internationally.
Rashmi Rocket, starring Taapsee, is all set to release this Dussehra. This film dives into the topic of gender testing in sports, which is known to impact the careers of many great women athletes both in India and abroad.
The plotline of Rashmi Rocket revolves around a Gujarati sprinter who aspires to represent India on an international level. Her speed makes her a sensation at many local & International events. Unfortunately, her aspiring career is cut short by gender testing. This film draws inspiration from several real-life incidents of female runners who were banned for hyperandrogenism.
Taapsee Pannu has done complete justice to her role in Rashmi Rocket and proves yet again that there was no better fit than her for this movie. She has taken various projects in the past questioning the patriarchal notions in society and playing women-centric roles.
For her role in Rashmi Rocket, Taspsee Pannu underwent rigorous training and followed a strict diet to achieve a real-life athlete physique. The actress shared pictures of her intense training and transformation from sets on social media.
In an interview, Taapsee said that building an athletic body requires a very scientific approach, with every muscle in the body requiring different sets of exercise. She also mentioned that she issued strict instructions to her team that she would not use any steroids for building the physique required in this film.
While practicing running in the initial days of the shoot, Taapsee severely injured her leg muscles. She told me that she had to take many different treatments and therapies to be able to stand on her legs again. Even after having injured her leg while preparing for the role of Rashmi, Rocket Taapsee did not give up and came back stronger to finish the shoot.
I know you are eager to watch this upcoming blockbuster film, so are we. Luckily, you don’t have to wait too long. Directed by Akarsh Khurana and Co-produced by Neha Anand, Ronnie Screwvala, and Pranjal Khandhdiya, Rashmi Rocket will release on 15th October 2021. The movie is skipping theaters and instead schedules to release exclusively on Zee5, India’s largest OTT platform.
Zee5 has adapted to the change in content consumption amidst lockdown and has delivered original shows that resonate with upliftment, hope, and positivity. Before Rashmi Rocket, Taapsee Pannu also starred in Annabelle Sethupathi and Haseen Dillruba, which opted for a digital release. The actress also has a few more movies lined up, including Dobaara, Looop Lapeta, Shabaash Mithu.
Rashmi Rocket is a story of a woman from a small town of Gujrat bestowed with an incredible gift of speed; her fight and struggle as a female athlete, a must-watch this Dussehra. Don’t miss this Blockbuster Movie!
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Zee5 launches five free FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus India
New genre-led channels bring comedy, drama, horror, classics and South films to Smart TVs.
MUMBAI: Zee5 just turned Samsung Smart TVs into a free entertainment buffet because when premium content costs nothing, even the remote control starts smiling. Zee5 has launched five curated free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels on Samsung TV Plus India, making high-quality, genre-specific entertainment available subscription-free to millions of Samsung Smart TV owners across the country.
The five channels now live are:
Zee Comedy Nation – Popular comedy shows and movies
Zee Dil Se – Compelling drama series
ZEE Horror Nights – Horror and supernatural content
ZEE Cine Classic – Timeless Indian films
ZEE South Flix – High-energy South Indian films dubbed in Hindi
All content is drawn from Zee5’s extensive library and programmed in a lean-back, always-on format ideal for large-screen viewing. This launch strengthens Zee5’s Connected TV strategy at a time when 64 per cent of its premium content watch time already comes from connected devices.
Zee5 chief business officer Siju Prabhakaran said, “At Zee5, we believe accessibility and scale will define the next phase of digital entertainment growth in India. Our presence on Samsung TV Plus strengthens our Connected TV strategy, enabling viewers to discover curated, genre-led content in a seamless, free, and premium environment.”
Samsung TV Plus India head of partnerships Kunal Mehta added, “Local partnerships are at the heart of how we grow Samsung TV Plus in India. Zee Entertainment is one of India’s most iconic media brands, and bringing their channels to our service means millions more Samsung Smart TV owners can enjoy premium local content, subscription-free.”
The channels are available directly through the pre-installed Samsung TV Plus app with no login or subscription required. This marks another milestone in Zee5’s CTV expansion and builds on its growing international presence, with Zee channels already available on Samsung TV Plus across Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
In a streaming world where paywalls often block the fun, Zee5 and Samsung have quietly opened the gates, proving that sometimes the best things in life (and on your TV) really are free especially when they come with a side of comedy, drama, horror, classics and South Indian blockbuster energy.
