Know The Actors Who Didn't Shy Away To Play Transgender Roles

SUSHMITA SEN

Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen will soon be seen in the most awaited upcoming biopic Taali. The web series is based on the real-life story of the Transgender Activist Gauri Sawant.

VIJAY RAAZ

The actor played the unforgettable role of Raziabai, which was one of the crucial characters of the superhit film Gangubai Kathiyawadi. Vijay Raaz was as always stunning as Raziabai and gave solid support to the overall plot of the movie.

AKSHAY KUMAR & SHARAD KELKAR

The Khiladi Kumar popular for his action and comedy played the role of a Transgender person in movie Laxmii with equal ease as actor Sharad Kelkar played the sequence. Both the actors did justice to the role and gave a top class performance. The movie was a Hindi remake of Tamil movie Kanchana.

PARESH RAWAL

Paresh Rawal is undoubtedly one of the finest actors in Bollywood. He played the character of a Transgender in the film tamanna. This was one of the most loved and critically acclaimed characters of Paresh Rawal.

MAHESH MANJREKAR

The actor surprised everyone when he did a Transgender role in movie Rajjo. Though the film didn't work at box office, but Mahesh's character was highly appreciated by the audience.

PRASHANT NARAYANAN

The actor came into the limelight when he did a psychopath serial killer character in the movie Murder 2. He was seen in the character of a Transgender who kills call center girls for his greed.

ASHUTOSH RANA

Lajpat Shankar Pandey, a transwoman, in the movie Sangharsh was a bone-chilling portrayal by Ashutosh Rana. He gave one of his career-best performances and was awarded the best villain for this role as well.

JOHNNY LEVER

There's no role Johnny Lever can't do. He's the only Bollywood actor who has played a Transgender role several times without hurting the sentiments of the community or giving rise to controversy.