Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar play elite marksmen Chandro Tomar and Prakashi Tomar at Saand Ki Aankh

Mumbai: Actresses Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar will play the oldest sniper in the world – Chandro Tomar and his sister-in-law Prakashi Tomar – in the upcoming film Saand Ki Aankh . The movie Reliance Entertainment will mark the debut of writer Tushar Hiranandani as a director. It will also be produced jointly by Anurag Kashyap and Nidhi Parmar.

"It was a story that deserved to be told and we at Reliance Entertainment are excited to see this manifesto on the big screen," said Shibasish Sarkar, group CEO, Reliance Entertainment, said in a statement. . Taapsee Saturday went on Twitter, where she shared a photo of herself with Bhumi, Chandro and Prakashi.

She subtitled the picture: "Launch of the filming of Chandro (and) Prakashi, the oldest and coolest shooters in our country". Bhumi, who called the story "innovative," also shared the same image and captioned: "Old is gold and it's certainly gold!" Excited to begin filming this true revolutionary story of some of the world's oldest snipers ".

Lauding Hiranandani of the star cast said: "Bhumi and Taapsee have put their hearts and souls into the characters right from the training preparation and their look.The film is the perfect platform to allow them to realize their true potential as performers … "Anurag claimed that" content is king ". "We think Saand Ki Aankh will really stand out," he added. It is located in the hinterland of Uttar Pradesh.

Chandro, 87, and Prakashi, 82, come from the village of Johri, in Uttar Pradesh, and reportedly took shooting sharp shots in their fifties. Chandro, who affectionately calls himself a shooter "dadi" is one of the oldest elite snipers in the world.