'Mai Toh Satrang Banu': Sushmita Sen's Taali To Release Soon

 To mark the end of Pride Month on a high, the makers of Taali on Friday dropped the motion poster of the series which features Sushmita Sen in a never-seen-before avatar.

Bollywood actor Sushmita Sen is all set to play the role of transgender activist Gauri Sawant in Taali. 

The motion poster is unique and inclusive, with a third gender tick box featuring a bindi. The main focus of the poster is Sen's forehead adorned with the red bindi with her imposing eyes regaling the powerful story that awaits the audience. She further says, "Main taali bajati nahi bajwati hoon."

Taali, helmed by Ravi Jadhav, will soon be released on JioCinema. However, the date has not been confirmed yet.

Check out the poster here

Laakh gira de bijli mujhpe, mai toh satrang banu. 🌈 #HappyPride

Featuring @thesushmitasen as the remarkable #ShreegauriSawant in #TaaliOnJioCinema. Coming soon.

Directed by Ravi Jadhav

Created by @arjunsbaran & @knishanda#Taali #JioCinema 🤗❤️💃🏻 pic.twitter.com/l5IYWvSvTr

— sushmita sen (@thesushmitasen) June 30, 2023

Gauri Sawant And Her Fight for India’s Third Gender

Taali revolves around the life of transgender activist Gauri Sawant based in Mumbai. She was one of the key petitioners of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) case that recognised transgender as the third gender.

In an interview with Deccan Chronicle, Sawant shed light on her early struggles, "Acceptance is something that is very dear to everyone, but for the transgender, it seems like they are at war each day – against the society, government, family and sometimes with their community as well. True change happens when reformers are celebrated. It’s also about a rare instance that gives people hope to accept who they are and live a life beyond gender discrimination."

Sawant is also the founder of a trust called Sakhi Char Chowghi, which was started in the year 2000. The trust works towards helping transgender people and people with HIV/AIDS. Her initiatives aim at fighting for transgender rights, promoting safe sex and assisting transgender people with necessary counselling. Sawant is also the goodwill ambassador of the Election Commission in Maharashtra.

In 2008, Gauri Sawant adopted a girl named Gayatri after her mother died of AIDS. The multiple-episode series will also show how she became the country's first transgender mother.

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