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Did You Know That Anurag Kashyap Wanted To Cast A Transgender Actor For Kukoo In 'Sacred Games'?

Anurag Kashyap revealed that during casting for the role of Kukoo in 바카라˜Sacred Games바카라™, he reached out to many transgender actors.

Anurag Kashyap; Kubbra Sait in 'Sacred Games'
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Anurag Kashyap will be soon be seen acting in the Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer 바카라˜Haddi바카라™, which stars Nawaz playing the role of a transgender person. In a recent interview, Anurag was asked about casting transgender actors in films and web shows, to which he said that the conversation has certainly started but there is still a long way to go. He added that one also has to be a good actor to get a part in a show or a film.

The filmmaker further revealed that when was casting for Kukoo바카라™s part in 바카라˜Sacred Games바카라™, he wanted a transgender person but he could not get anyone who wanted to come on board. Eventually, Kubbra Sait played the role in the Netflix series. 

Anurag told Pinkvilla, 바카라œI faced this thing during Sacred Games. While casting Kukoo, whenever we reached out to somebody from the transgender community, they said no. At that time, the world was not ready to accept them as they were and they were also in fear.바카라

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

He added that one can바카라™t get a role just because they fulfill the criteria of representation. 바카라œRepresentation can바카라™t be taken for granted, (they) have to be a fantastic actor,바카라 he said, adding, 바카라œThere바카라™s a casting requirement but there바카라™s also a performance requirement.바카라

Recently, in shows like 바카라˜Made in Heaven바카라™ and the film 바카라˜Ghoomer바카라™, the audience was delighted to see that actors from the community were cast to play characters. He said that even in 바카라˜Haddi바카라™, there are several transgender actors. 

바카라œThere has to be representation, I understand, but representation can바카라™t be taken for granted,바카라 he insisted and said that one has to be ready to do workshops required for the part and be a 바카라œfantastic actor바카라. 바카라œYou have to do workshops. Just because I am representing something, I can바카라™t get the role. Because the conversation is happening now, people are workshopping.  The change is happening, it will not happen overnight,바카라 Kashyap said.

Anurag signed off by saying that the audience is now more accepting in the post-pandemic era. 바카라œWhat has happened in the post pandemic time is that people have become more aware, they are accepting more.바카라

바카라˜Haddi바카라™ will be released on September 7, 2023, only on Zee5.

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