Shagun plays a transgender

Zee TV’s popular fiction show, Tujhse Hai Raabta, has been winning hearts for its storyline, which revolves around a unique relationship that develops between a daughter Kalyani (played by Reem Shaikh) and her stepmother Anupriya (played by Poorva Gokhle).

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The plot has thickened with the entry of a mischievous character Mastani Bai, a transgender person, who runs a brothel in the Lal Gali revealing the truth of Kalyani’s pregnancy to Malhar. While most male actors may shy away from playing the role of a transgender at the beginning of their career, Shagun Pandey, who is already playing the role of Atharva on the show, confessed to shedding away his fears.

Shagun said, “It was a huge decision to take up this character. While I was preparing for this role, I genuinely wanted to stop and salute them. I watched a lot of videos and also met a few transgender people to understand their life.”