The web series ‘Tali’ is based on the life of a transgender named Gauri Sawant. Photo: Instagram
Mumbai: Popular Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen has come under fire for playing the role of a trans activist in her new web series ‘Tali’.
The former Miss Universe shared a picture of herself from the new web series ‘Tali’ with her fans on Instagram.
In this picture, the actress can be seen dressed in a red and green saree and wearing a big maroon dot on her forehead.
The web series ‘Tali’ is based on the life of a transgender named Gauri Sawant.
I love watching her on screen but would have been a great step to actually have a transgender
person play this role. There are very few roles in cinema which are carved for transgender people currently & if they are not cast in that, what’s the point! #taali #SushmitaSen https://t.co/Oj89K5P2X7— Darshika (@RGinspired) October 7, 2022
Most people are not happy about Sushmita Sen playing the role of a trans activist in a web series.
Come on! Why is #SushmitaSen playing the role of a transwoman in this day and age? Don’t we have transgender actors who can do that? Men who can do that? #casting a woman to play a transwoman is insensitive…https://t.co/3wu0SB071X
— Dee ♀️♀️ (@Nangpagirl78) October 6, 2022
Social media users say that a transgender should have been cast for the role instead of a female actress to properly represent the transgender community.
