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Taali promises to shine a more authentic spotlight on trans lived experiences
Updated On: 14 August, 2023 02:15 PM IST | Mumbai | Harshita Kale
Freedom to be one’s authentic self: Taali is based on the inspiring life of transgender activist Shreegauri Sawant. The show depicts Sawant’s arduous journey of mobilizing for trans rights and parity of dignity and rallying for state recognition of the trans community under the `third gender.`
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Sushmita Sen with the cast and crew of `Taali,` Pic/Instagram
Sushmita Sen-starrer original series, Taali, based on the inspiring life of transgender activist Shreegauri Sawant is all set to premiere on 15th August on JioCinema. Created by Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartk D Nishandar and directed by National award-winning director Ravi Jadhav, the series will showcase the revolutionary story of Shreegauri Sawant, and her iconic fight for the recognition of the third gender in India. Sushmita Sen’s impressive transformation as the transgender activist has heightened the anticipation for its release on Independence Day.
Sushmita Sen is one of the first women to play a trans-woman onscreen in mainstream Indian cinema. Often, trans-women have been portrayed by men - for instance, the casting of Nawazuddin Siddhiqui in Haddi - which has attracted disappointment about reinforcing the man/woman essentialist binary and for boxing transwomen into the very labels they seek liberation from – that of deadnaming, not being ‘real’ women or being ‘mere crossdressers.’
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