Taapsee Pannu on being called 'manly' in Rashmi Rocket: It just validated my hard work

Actor Taapsee Pannu, who plays the role of a sprinter in her upcoming film “Rashmi Rocket”, on Thursday said her film is her way of questioning the patriarchal notions about what's feminine and what's not. Set in Kutch, Gujarat, the sports drama stars Pannu in the title role of a gifted athlete and is directed by Akarsh Khurana, who has made Irrfan Khan's "Karwaan". The trailer of the film shows Rashmi (Pannu) being subjected to archaic gender testing that is performed on female athletes and how she faces discrimination for not being conventionally feminine.

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