Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar hosted a special screening of their upcoming film Saand Ki Aankh for Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, and the lead actresses were overwhelmed when he appreciated their efforts in depicting the characters of India's oldest sharpshooters, Prakashi Tomar and Chandro Tomar.
The Vice President on Saturday met the actresses and watched the glimpses of their film, which is based on the lives of the Tomar sisters. Naidu showered love on the movie and tweeted, "Conveyed my best wishes to the entire team of 'Saand Ki Aankh'. "The movie realistically depicted the manner in which the two sharp-shooters overcame all odds and became symbols of women empowerment." Along with the tweet, Naidu also shared a few photographs in which he can be seen posing with the film's cast and the real life sharpshooters Prakashi and Chandro.
Watched #movie, #SaandKiAankh with actors Ms.Tapsee Pannu @taapsee, Ms.Bhumi Pednekar @bhumipednekar, Director Tushar Hiranandani @tushar1307 & crew at Upa Rashtrapati Bhawan today.The inspirational movie is based on real-life story of sharpshooters Chandro Tomar & Prakashi Tomar pic.twitter.com/UUD4ulxgXN
— VicePresidentOfIndia (@VPSecretariat) October 5, 2019
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Retweeting the Vice President's post, Taapsee thanked him for "his kind words". She wrote, "Thank you so much sir. Such an honour to have you and your family as the first audience for our little gem 'Saand Ki Aankh'."
Thank you so much sir. Such an honour to have you and your family as the first audience for our little gem #SaandKiAankh
Thank you for the kind words https://t.co/cCIHkIAInc— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) October 5, 2019
Bhumi too thanked the Vice President. "Thank you Honourable Vice President sir, for watching our beloved film 'Saand Ki Aankh' and for hosting us. Thank you for giving our film love. This truly was a memorable evening with you and your family sir. Jai hind," she added.
Thank you Hon.Vice President sir, for watching our beloved film #SaandKiAankh and for hosting us. Thank you for giving our film love. This truly was a memorable evening with you and your family sir. Jai hind @VPSecretariat pic.twitter.com/3nPL1xNN66
— bhumi pednekar (@bhumipednekar) October 5, 2019
Directed by Tushar Hiranandani, Saand Ki Aankh is scheduled to release on October 25.
(Source: Twitter)
