'Breath Of Fresh AirĄŻ, Fans Laud Made In Heaven For Casting Trinetra Haldar For Trans Character
Made In Heaven season 2 is the talk of town these days. After a long hiatus of 4-years, this Zoya Akhtar creation finally hit the digital screens on August 10th and since then people have been continuously raving about the 7-part series.
Whether it has done justice to the showĄŻs legacy still remains under contention, MIH 2 has scored brownie points for addressing many prevalent social evils with conviction.
The new season also boasts of new additions to the cast and itĄŻs safe to say that just like the original lot, the new ones have added gravitas to the show. Mona Singh who played Bulbull has won several hearts and so has Trinetra Haldar who played Meher, a trans woman.
For the unversed, the 26-year-old doctor Trinetra has somewhat achieved a milestone as she, a trans woman in real life got to play herself on screen instead of a cis woman.?
In an interview with Outlook, Trinetra revealed all about how she landed the role and what she hopes to change from it.
"I gave it a shot because I had nothing to lose. I had no contacts in the industry. When it worked out, I couldnĄŻt believe it, and I still donĄŻt think I can. I have a long way to go with acting, and IĄŻd like to focus on telling stories and making them authentic to lived experience. I donĄŻt know how my performance will be received, but what I take a lot of pride in, is that I auditioned for this, it wasnĄŻt given to me.Ąą
Trineta really hopes that the show brings a positive change to how the world views trans people. Ą°I play a wedding planner who heads production at the wedding company ĄŽMade In HeavenĄŻ, producing and organising the most elite, large scale weddings in the bustling city of Delhi. While fantastic at her job, she struggles with acceptance as a trans woman, especially in attempts at finding true love. Through this character, I want people to see that trans women are women, and deserve every right to be treated as such. Trans people in general are human beings, and we deserve opportunity, love, respect, success. In a country where 99% of us are discarded by our biological families, I want society to see that a little acceptance goes a long way," she said
Trineta who is quite popular on Instagram with more than 260k followers has definitely won hearts as people canĄŻt stop showering praises on her. Check it out for yourself:
Revolving around the story of two friends who run a wedding planning business meshed with hurdles and complications of both professional and personal lives, Made In Heaven has been produced and directed by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti.?
The series is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
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