Sushmita Sen is a renowned Indian actress and beauty pageant winner who has surpassed several stereotypes. Whether it be adopting her daughters or enacting the role of transgender in her upcoming series, Taali, the actress has transgressed the stereotypes of gender roles. Recently, Sushmita Sen has addressed about the physical transformation she underwent for her role in the upcoming web series, Taali. For the unversed, Sushmita Sen will be seen playing the role of a popular transgender activist, Gauri Sawant.
Sushmita Sen speaks about her role in ‘Taali’
Taali series revolves around the life of a transgender activist, Gauri Sawant. Apparently, Gauri works for the upliftment of transgenders and their rights in the society. Bollywood star diva, Sushmita Sen in a recent media interaction disclosed how she prepared herself to enact her role in the series. Sushmita shared that before acting her role, she watched the interviews and videos of Gauri. Speaking about the same, Gauri revealed:
“When I went to meet her, the person I expected was the one I saw on YouTube. It turns out that is not what any of us are. When we met, I saw a vulnerable, kind and compassionate person. Because of the world we live in, there is a [difference] between the person she is and the one she projects. The world needs to see the vulnerable Gauri Sawant.”
Taali Actress talks about her physical transformation
Since Sushmita Sen was a beauty pageant winner, it was a herculean task for her to play the role of transgender in Taali. The actress played the role of Ganesh, a boy in the series who migrates from Pune to Mumbai. The actress later represented the life of Gauri Sawant. It was indeed a challenging act for Sushmita, but the actress did a complete justice to it.
Sushmita further in the interview shared that in order to play the role of Ganesh, she had to wear a crotch and had to bandage her chest.
“I had to play a man, Ganesh and then Gauri. When shooting the portions as a man, I would bandage my chest, and wear a crotch guard to physically separate the legs. I had to put on weight [to attain] a more masculine structure. The mannerisms had to be different. We had to dub those portions separately. During dubbing, I had to increase the bass in my voice. The worse my throat got, the better it sounded. We discovered the right voice through trial and error.”
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