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Taali: a biographical series on ShreeGauri Sawant

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Taali series, 6 episode biopic on Jio Cinema is bound to invoke so many emotions and make us contemplate on so many things. I have been following Shree Gauri Sawantji on Social Media since a long time now, but little did I know about her struggles in the past and her huge contribution to the transgender community and humanity as a whole. This series is truly inspiring and thought provoking. When i first came to know about the series, eventhough I love and admire Sushmita for innumerable reasons, I wasn't very happy about the casting. I did feel, why not cast Gauriji herself or someone from the trans community for the lead role, why do we need a cisgender person to play it?? Now on watching the series, I understood why... Sushmita Sen is so brilliant and has delivered such an impactful performance that it is very obvious how much this cause really means to her. We can feel her (Gauriji's) emotions n turmoils, every time she appears on the screen. The scene just af