'Breath Of Fresh Air¡¯, 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 9-part series. Whether it has done justice to the show¡¯s legacy still remains under contention, MIH 2 has scored brownie points for addressing many prevalent social evils with conviction.
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 show¡¯s legacy still remains under contention, MIH 2 has scored brownie points for addressing many prevalent social evils with conviction.
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The new season also boasts of new additions to the cast and it¡¯s 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.
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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 couldn¡¯t believe it, and I still don¡¯t think I can. I have a long way to go with acting, and I¡¯d like to focus on telling stories and making them authentic to lived experience. I don¡¯t know how my performance will be received, but what I take a lot of pride in, is that I auditioned for this, it wasn¡¯t given to me.¡±
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Trineta really hopes that the show brings a positive change to how the world views trans people. ¡°I play a wedding planner who heads production at the wedding company ¡®Made In Heaven¡¯, 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 can¡¯t stop showering praises on her. Check it out for yourself:
Watched MIH, loved how they've got a trans person playing a trans character on screen but wasn't Trinetra casteist few months back?
¡ª what a shame (@Loganiser97) August 11, 2023
did enjoy her acting debut tho..
We also have some additions in Mona Singh, Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju as Meher, and Ishwark Singh as Raghav. All of them did a great job and I liked the casting of Trinetra. She is not there just to represent post-op transwomen, but she ensures you feel her presence. pic.twitter.com/tegpq4QJnP
¡ª J I G A R (@thatfilmymonk) August 11, 2023
Watched some episodes of #MadeInHeavenS2 #MadeInHeavenOnPrime @sobhitaD @ShashankSArora & Trinetra playing a Transwoman is as real as gets. Underlining issues like body shaming, domestic abuse, middle-age affairs, substance use has been attempted well.
¡ª Pooja Priyamvada (She/Her) (@SoulVersified) August 11, 2023
Special shout out for the trans actor Trinetra Haldar who nailed her character Meher too. Her storyline was something new & different, a breath of fresh air which is hardly explored in entertainment industry. Would love to see more of this kind of stories exploring love
¡ª Lucky (@luckylyitsme) August 11, 2023
made in heaven s2 is beautifully executed with perfect politics but the writing was quite lousy. episode 2 was fucked up. if karan and tara weren¡¯t the best of friends I would¡¯ve really loved them as a endgame. mona singh and trinetra haldar came and outshined everyone.
¡ª desiburgerbacha (@shortiekiddo28) August 11, 2023
Trinetra's debut was fantastic. She is more woman than any women can be?#MadeInHeavenS2
¡ª potatotomato?? (@ponchopout) August 11, 2023
Trinetra as Meher is sooo good. I thought there wouldn't be a trans actor playing a trans role in an Indian show anytime soon after Mairembam Ronaldo Singh who played as Cheeni in Paatal Lok. Can't wait for more and more creators to bring these authentic representations to life.
¡ª Jay Patel ? (@jxypxtel) August 11, 2023
Yes to that but I would also say that I was heavily impressed with Trinetra Haldar as Meher. Not only was she a great actor but her character was layered, rootable, and well-written.#MadeInHeaven
¡ª Pranay Das (@PranayLivesFor) August 11, 2023
Why are we not talking more about Meher played by Trinetra Haldar? And a trans actor playing a trans character with a proper storyline, not just some diversity check. https://t.co/MUWye7Goqt
¡ª anna (@annaverbee) August 12, 2023
Can we please talk about how good the new additions to the Made in Heaven cast are? Mona Singh and Dr. Trinetra absolutely killed it!
¡ª Ritika Jajoo (@ritikajaj) August 12, 2023
Loved to see the boss lady from Shark Tank s2 in one of the episodes too ? pic.twitter.com/lvmTAmjCa3
One of de bestest storyline written for #LGBT #LGBTQIA character in Indian Cinema/ OTT z undoubtedly " Meher" ???????
¡ª Sesha Vino (@SeshaVino) August 12, 2023
Esp in a scene where she subtly puts one boomer aunty in her place (by praising Radhika Apte) ????????#TrinTrin #Trinetra https://t.co/Mo2bStMZFI pic.twitter.com/OtxsjpS9pj
Binge watched #MadeInHeavenS2. Props to Mona Singh and Trinetra Haldar. Loveddddddd them!!!
¡ª Sharanya Rajendran (@SharanyaCr) August 12, 2023
Emotionally drained after watching Season 2 of #MadeInHeaven. Seven episodes, densely packed with flash and substance, that gets too heavy at times. But Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti's series lives up to its billing.
¡ª Rony Patra (@ronypatra) August 10, 2023
Mona Singh and Trinetra Haldar are clearly the scene-stealers.
Yaar anytime I see Neil bhoopalam on screen my brain short circuits. That man is so fucking dreamy and hot...I can't ????
¡ª Depression Barbie ???? (@ThisisLLN) August 10, 2023
And upar se pairing him with trinetra, who's like fucking beautiful herself...my bi self is in crisis ???
Cannot say this enough
¡ª Agnivo Niyogi (?????? ??????) (@Aagan86) August 10, 2023
The best part about #MadeInHeavenS2 is the fact they cast an actual trans woman for the character of Meher, instead of a cis-actor.
Trinetra Haldar is fabulous!!! We neee more representation on screen.... pic.twitter.com/gKcxDDz1pk
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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