'We cannot imagine anyone else playing Gauri other than Sushmita Sen'

After a brief break due to a heart attack, model-turned-actor Sushmita Sen is back on track. The actor is gearing up for the release of the web series, Taali, in which she plays the role of the transgender activist Gauri Sawant. The creative duo behind the show, Arjun Singhh Baran and Karthik D Nishandar praised the actor's dedication to her craft. 

Arjun Singhh Baran and Karthik D Nishandar said, "She took around six months to say okay to the script, and she knew it by heart. So in tune with the script, she was by then that during the shoot, if we added or changed a line, she would tell us instantly that it wasn't there originally. She does her homework very well."

Gauri Sawant has gained broad attention in the public domain after her PIL (public interest litigation) that led to a landmark Supreme Court judgement in 2014, recognising the transgender community as the third gender.

The creators also said that Sushmita had read the script at least four to five times and literally lived with the character till she became one with it. They further mentioned: "Acting coach Atul Mongia helped her to finetune the transformation, and director Ravi Jadav guided her to get the nuances of the Marathi diction right. She also worked very hard on her voice modulation. She put her heart and soul into 'Taali', and today we cannot imagine anyone else playing Gauri other than her."

Helmed by the national award-winning filmmaker Ravi Jadhav, Taali will explore the momentous life of Gauri from her childhood, her transition, and her contribution to revolutionising the transgender movement in India.