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Netflix Reconsiders Anushka Sharma’s ‘Chakda Xpress’ After India’s Women’s World Cup Win

The completed Jhulan Goswami biopic remains unreleased at Netflix over reported budget overruns plus creative concerns.

Overview

  • Members of the film’s team say they have written to top Netflix India executives urging a release following the national team’s title victory.
  • Sources report Netflix has restarted internal discussions and plans a final review this month to decide on a possible release after further edits.
  • The project wrapped in 2022 and has been stuck since, with rights held by Netflix during a reported fallout with producer Clean Slate Filmz.
  • Anushka Sharma would return to screens for the first time since 2018 in the Prosit Roy–directed biopic featuring Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Renuka Shahane and others.
  • There is no official confirmation or date from Netflix or the producers, and Roy and Karnesh Ssharma declined to comment when contacted.