Taali creator: Sushmita took six months to say yes

Updated On: 03 May, 2023 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR

With Sen being their only choice to bring Gauri’s life story to screen, Taali creators recount actor’s first meeting with transgender activist

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Sushmita Sen

When Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartk D Nishandar came across a story based on the life of transgender activist Gauri Sawant, they immediately recognised its potential. Three years on, the duo is almost ready with Taali, which sees Sushmita Sen step into Sawant’s role, and National Award winner Ravi Jadhav at the helm. The idea behind the upcoming web series, Nishandar says, is to chronicle Sawant’s fight for transgender rights while also highlighting society’s apathy towards them. “Gauri and Laxmi [Narayan Tripathi] went to the Supreme Court to fight for transgenders’ rights. Taali is an inspiring story of how a young boy Ganesh [identifies] as a female, moves from Pune to Mumbai, and then builds her life [as Gauri],” says Nishandar.

Gauri Sawant with Nadiadwala and Sen