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Sushmita Sen announces her upcoming project Taali, brings into light Transgender Activist Gauri Sawant’s greatness
The web series will follow the life and work of Gauri Sawant who is a transgender activist. Gauri Sawant was native to Pune and had fled from her house after her mother died. Gauri became one of the pivotal figures in the fight for the Transgender community when she fought for the right of adoption for transgender people in 2008.

Actor Sushmita Sen, on her social media, uploaded a picture of the first look of her upcoming Web series, Taali. The series follows the life of the transgender activist Gauri Sawant. Sushmita in her social media post added how proud and grateful she was for the opportunity. In the social media post, Sushmita can be seen wearing a big red Bindi as well as a Mala, which makes her look pretty much alike the person she is playing the character of.
Actor, Sushmita Sen, uploaded the picture alongside the caption which read that nothing would make her more proud and more grateful than to have the privilege of portraying the character of Gauri Sawant. She also showed gratitude for having the opportunity of telling Gauri’s story to the world. The actor further added solidarity toward everyone’s right to live life with dignity. She ended her post by showing her love to her fans. The Marathi filmmaker, Ravi Jadhav, will be in the director’s seat for the shoot of Taali.
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The web series will follow the life and work of Gauri Sawant who is a transgender activist. Gauri Sawant was native to Pune and had fled from her house after her mother died. Gauri became one of the pivotal figures in the fight for the Transgender community when she fought for the right of adoption for transgender people in 2008.
Aside from the right to adoption, Gauri Sawant also founded the NGO Sakhi Char Chowgi Trust in 2000 which promotes safe sex and provides counseling to transgender people. Sawant had also adopted a daughter named Gayatri after Gayatri’s mother died of AIDS.
According to reports, Sushmita is supposed to be done with the shoot of Taali by November and the reports also claim that due to the web series being a biopic about a transgender activist, the show had required the hiring of transgender actors, which is bringing a change and representation to the Indian Cinema.
On the career front, Sushmita Sen will begin the shoot of her beloved show Aarya after Taali’s shoot wraps up by November. The actor is also speculated to return to the big screen as, according to reports, she will be playing the role of a protagonist in a biopic being produced by Deepak Mukut.
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WATCH: Man tries to approach PM Modi at rally in Karnataka’s Davangere, detained
Reports said the man in question was hiding inside the premises of GMIT college and was detained by SPG.

A man tried to approach PM Narendra Modi by jumping the barricade during an election road show in Karnataka’s Davangere on Saturday.
The video of the incident was caught on camera. The man hails from the Koppal district and is being interrogated by the police. Reports said senior police officer Alok Kumar ran towards him and stopped him from intruding into the convoy.
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Reports further said the man in question was hiding inside the premises of GMIT college and the Special Protection Group detained the person and handed him over to the police.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today carried out a mega roadshow in Karnataka’s Davangere ahead of the Assembly Polls. Modi also inaugurated the Whitefield to Krishnarajapura metro line along with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru.
This is the second time when the Prime Minister’s security got compromised during a rally in the poll-bound state. A similar incident took place in January when PM Modi was rallying in Karnataka’s Hubballi. A boy had jumped on the road and was whisked away by the SPG.
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After Rahul Gandhi’s press conference, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, Arjun Ram Meghwal attack Congress leader
After Rahul Gandhi’s press conference, various leaders from the BJP’s top brass came forward to slam the Congress leader. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed a press conference and accused Gandhi of making false statements and dissuading from the subject.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday spoke to the media for the first time after his expulsion from the lower house. Gandhi in the press conference said that his job is to defend the democracy in the country and further added that he will continue to raise questions about the PM-Adani relationship.
The former Congress MP also added that he won’t be scared of PM Modi as he is fighting for democracy.
The press conference by Rahul Gandhi comes after his expulsion from the lower house. The Congress leader lost his Lok Sabha membership after a court in Gujarat convicted him for 2 years in a defamation case over his statement about Modi’s surname on March 22.
As per the reports, the Court granted the Congress leader bail with a bail bond of Rs 10,000 and suspended the 2-year jail term.
After Rahul Gandhi’s press conference, various leaders from the BJP’s top brass came forward to slam the Congress leader. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed a press conference and accused Gandhi of making false statements and dissuading from the subject.
He also highlighted that the Congress leader was convicted for his speech delivered in 2019. Prasad further highlighted that the Congress leader himself said that he speaks thoughtfully and further implied whatever Gandhi said and was convicted of in 2019, it was spoken thoughtfully.
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal also chimed in and slammed Rahul Gandhi. The Union Minister spoke to the media and said that Rahul Gandhi is able to speak because there is democracy in this country.
He further said that Gandhi is the one speaking the most against PM Modi and countered his claims where Gandhi said that his voice is being strangled.
In the backdrop of the showdown between BJP and Rahul Gandhi, Congress party workers took to the streets in West Bengal to demonstrate against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the lower house.
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Rahul Gandhi press conference: Former Congress MP attacks PM Modi, says his disqualification is distraction from Adani row
A Surat court on March 22 announced its verdict on the complaint filed against Gandhi over his speech during a rally where he said why all thieves’ surnames are Modi.

Rahul Gandhi, during the press conference, said his job is to defend the democratic nature of the country and he will continue to raise questions regarding Gautam Adani’s relationship with Narendra Modi.
Former Lok Sabha member questioned PM Narendra Modi and Gautam Adani’s relationship during the press conference today. He further said his disqualification from the Parliament is a distraction from the Adani row.
Rahul Gandhi slams Narendra Modi over Gautam Adani issue. He also said PM Modi can’t scare him as he is fighting for India’s democracy.
Former Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will address the media for the first time after his disqualification from the Parliament yesterday. The press conference is to begin at 1 pm.
Gandhi on Friday lost his Lok Sabha membership after he was sentenced to 2 years in jail in connection with a defamation case over Modi’s surname remark. A Surat court on March 22 announced its verdict on the complaint filed against Gandhi over his speech during a rally where he said why all thieves’ surnames are Modi.
The Court also granted him bail with a bail bond of Rs 10,000 and suspended the 2 years in jail term for 30 days.
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