Why Anushka Sharma's 'kintu chinta korona' in Chakda Xpress is cause for much chinta

Twitter has not taken Anushka Sharma's Bengali accent very kindly. But why are we fooling ourselves? Bollywood will never be able to get rid of the Ghost of Babumoshai past!

The Indian film industry is moving forward. We may not realise it on a daily basis because the shift is so little, but every year-end, as we sit down to look at the best stories told throughout the year, we get a sense of it. "Kintu chinta korona", somewhere deep down, Bollywood will remain a cauldron where cliches are regularly plonked for more stereotypes to be churned out. Case in point: Anushka Sharma's Chakda Xpress teaser and her mindboggling Bangla accent.

The Netflix film starts filming soon, and truly, chinta korona (don't worry) it will be a hit because, apart from the might of the streaming giant, it will have Anushka's star power driving it, along with her acting. We put that last because if what we see in the teaser is any indication, it might just be the last thing you take back from the film. Based on the life of Jhulan Goswami, India's legendary woman cricketer, the film is already a tricky place to be in. Biopics are Bollywood's Achilles' heel. It keeps failing at it, miserably so, but it keeps attempting it anyway. But this time, it feels off from the teaser itself.