Exclusive: Sheetal Kale On Working With Sushmita Sen In Taali: “I Couldn’t Stop Looking At Her, My Eyes Would…”
Tali actress Sheetal Kale opens about playing a transgender character and what it felt like working with Sushmita Sen.
Actress Sheetal Kale’s journey to becoming Nargis in the Jio Hotstar original drama series Taali was certainly not easy. What began as an audition she did not expect to land turned into one of the most important career milestones of her life. Sheetal revealed that she was initially chosen for the role, only to be rejected later. However, the universe was in her favour as she was called back to play the same role 10 days before shooting was to start.
Challenges Working As Nargis In Taali
At first, Sheetal said that she did not fully understand the significance of the role. “At that time, I didn’t realise how important the role was. But once I arrived on set, I understood that Nargis was the heart of the web series. I was overjoyed.” Portraying a transgender woman as a cisgender actress was a responsibility, Sheetal said she did not take lightly. Her preparation for the role was rigorous, focusing on everything from voice modulation to body language. “It was very challenging for me as a woman to portray a transgender character authentically,” she said.
The actress also shared that one of the most important steps in preparing for the role was that she observed over 200 transgender individuals on set. “I paid close attention to the way they spoke, how they expressed emotions, their hand movements, how they sat, walked, even how they raised their eyebrows,” she explained.
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Sheetal’s Experience Working With Sushmita Sen
Sheetal Kale also opened up about working with Sheetal Kale, who played the lead role of Gauri Sawant. For Sheetal, working with Sen was a dream come true. Sushmita had praised Sheetal by calling her a “classic actress” and asking where she had been all this time.
“For someone like me, who has been struggling for a long time, getting to work with an actress like Sushmita Sen is a huge opportunity.” This interaction with the senior actress made Sheetal incredibly emotional. “My eyes would fill with tears just looking at her. She’s such a kind and beautiful person, inside and out.” Sheetal raved.
Sheetal Kale is an Indian actress known for her roles in movies like Atal Faisla and Jai Chhathi Maa. She played the role of Nargis in Taali, a biographical series based on the life of activist Gauri Sawant and her struggle for trans rights.
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