Anushka Sharma gets trolled for playing Jhulan Goswami in Chakda Xpress

Mumbai: As the cricket fever grips Bollywood, with a slew of movies based on the profession either lined up or released recently, actor and producer Anushka Sharma announced her silver screen comeback in "Chakda Xpress". 

The Sultan actor is quite excited for portraying former International cricketer Jhulan Goswami's life on the screen. However, fans are not as happy as the star is.

Netizens believe Anushka is not the perfect fit for the role as they point out how her body language, accent and skin tone do not match to the former cricketer.

A user wrote, "Jhulan Goswami is one of the biggest sports icon in India. She deserves better. Anushka Sharma isn't looking suitable for the role. Height color nothing matches with legen Goswami. Also Anushka Sharma's cringe bengali accent has ruined the plot totally."

Jhulan Goswami is one of the biggest sports icons in India . She deserves better . Anushka Sharma isn't looking suitable for the role . Height , colour nothing matches with Legend Goswami. Also anushka sharma's cringe bengali accent ruined the plot totally

— Subham (@subhsays) January 6, 2022

"A Bengali actress must have been chosen for this role. Leave casting yo Bollywood and they'll end up casting Robert Pattinson for Martin Luther King Jr's biopic," another tweet said.

Check out some more tweets:

Height isn't matching.
Skin colour isn't matching.
Bengali accent isn't matching.
Anushka Sharma looks everything except jhulan Goswami in this video

— Subham (@subhsays) January 6, 2022

I don't know about you all but Bipasha Basu or Esha Gupta would have been better choice for this role , Bengali + same skin colour + she has good height too .

— Keval Pathak (@kevpathak) January 6, 2022

This is really a shit!!! This is not a bengali language and Jhulan Goswami's accent is not like this as well. Matlab Kuch bhi...

— Payel Dey Goswami (@PayelDe24205244) January 6, 2022

This is not the first time the Netizens have expressed their dissent againt the Bollywood industry's casting.

Priyanka Chopra starring Mary Kom also had to experience the same kind of lashing as fans were not happy with PC playing the Boxing superstar.

Fans have previously also raised questions about why only top list actresses get to play such important roles, not the regional actors or the actors with same ethnicity. (UNI)