Neena Gupta questions Taapsee, Bhumi's casting in Saand Ki Aankh

The casting of Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar in upcoming film Saand Ki Aankh has been questioned ever since the film got announced. The movie buffs are voicing their opinion on social media saying that actors like Shabana Azmi, Jaya Bachchan or Neena Gupta should have been part of the film. Gupta echos same feeling over the casting of young actors for the parts which apparently deserved veteran names.

Mumbai: Actor Neena Gupta on Tuesday spoke about the casting of Bhumi Pednekar and Taapsee Pannu as two women who become champion sharpshooters in their 60s in Saand Ki Aankh.

Both Bhumi and Taapsee had to transform through make-up to play Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, respectively.

A Twitter user pointed out how Gupta, Shabana Azmi or Jaya Bachchan would have been a better fit for the movie but the makers went with contemporary names who are in their early 30s but are playing women double their age.

"I love @bhumipednekar and @taapsee but I kinda wish older actors were cast in these roles. Could you imagine @Neenagupta001 and @AzmiShabana or Jaya Bachchan? #SaandKiAankh," the user wrote.

Gupta, who earned critical and commercial success for her role in Badhaai Ho!, agreed with the sentiment, saying, "Yes, I was just thinking about this. Hamari umar ke role toe kamsekam humse kara lo bhai (At least cast us for the role that suit our age)".

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Meanwhile, film's director Tushar Hiranandani was also asked to reflect upon the criticism around film's casting at Saand Ki Aankh trailer launch. The debutante director said that he was clear about who he wanted to play the lead.

"I always wanted them to play this role and I am happy they did. Actors usually play college students. You should thank and applaud them that at this age they are playing 60 year olds", said Tushar

Saand Ki Aankh is a Reliance Entertainment film, which marks the directorial debut of scriptwriter Tushar Hiranandani. It is jointly produced by Anurag Kashyap and Nidhi Parmar.

The film hits the screens Diwali.

With inputs from PTI