I knew this character would leave its mark,” he says. When Akshay Kumar (who headlined the film) recommended me for the project, I just went for it.
Wasn’t he worried about taking on such a role? “Not really. But it was enough for him to prove that he was an actor worth putting your money on. Playing a transgender who has been wronged and killed, and then returns to haunt the perpetrators, Kelkar had hardly 15 minutes in the film.
While playing the Maratha king brought its own burden of adhering to the nuances of a period character, it was Laxmii that actually brought out the actor in him. Completely different from each other, they offered me the chance to prove that I was more than just brawn,” he says. “When these films came to me, I knew I had to accept them. Thankfully for him, two films in 2020 presented him with a chance to prove his acting chops-Tanhaji, in which he played Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Laxmii, where he bravely decided to portray a transgender. With the amount of money riding on each film, cautiousness is part of the game,” says the actor. They like to cast people they have seen earlier in a particular role. Though it was a big break, playing a supporting role-with negative shades, to boot-quickly got him typecast in Bollywood. She made her Bollywood debut with Zindagi 50-50, where she played one among the three leading ladies aside Veena Malik and Riya Sen.From carving a niche on television with roles in Bairi Piya (2010) and Kuch Toh Log Kahenge (2012), he transitioned to the big screen with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram-Leela in 2013. Rakt Sambandh, Looteri Dulhan, Babosa - Mere Bhagwan and Bhagonwali-Baante Apni Taqdeer are other noted performances.
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Looteri Dulhan on Imagine TV proved to be the next breakthrough for her acting career. She regularly appears as guest on many popular television shows. She also appeared in dance reality show - Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan. Her title role as Amoli went on to become a huge success and she became an established actress on small screen. She auditioned for the lead role in Bairi Piya at the same time and landed on the role as well. Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo was her first screen appearance where she got a small role. She didn’t strive too much to get offers in Bollywood. She reached Mumbai to pursue her dreams in the field of acting and started giving auditions for television serials as well as movies. She belongs to Ranchi of present-day Jharkhand. She is active in television industry since 2009 and Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo was her first noted appearance in which she essayed the cameo role of Shanichari.
She has also done a negative role named Neelu for Bhagonwali-Baante Apni Taqdeer on Zee Tv. She essayed the lead character of Billo in Looteri Dulhan on Imagine TV.
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In 2013, she made her film debut through the much hyped movie of Veena Malik – ‘Zindagi 50-50’, where she played the role of a housewife named Rupa. Supriya Kumari is a Hindi television actress best known for portraying the female protagonist of Bairi Piya, aired on Colors TV.