First time on Indian television the producer has tried something of this sort. Yes, the news that the actress Rubina Dilaik who plays the character of Soumya in on ‘Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki’is a eunuch, came as a big shocking news. ALSO READ: Kumkum Bhagya tops the BARC chart, beats Yeh Hai Mohabbatein and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai!
The show is actually based on a life of transgender and the show went on air about 2 months back. And recently, the makers of the show have finally broken the secret about Soumya. The one major unexpected twist in the show has now grabbed several eyeballs and the makers have surely glued the audience to their seats with such unique plot.
The biggest revelation on the Indian television, the show ’s producer Rashmi Sharma explained why such plot was much needed in today’s society. In interaction with Bombay Times, Rashmi spoke about the show and was quoted saying, “The show deals with a subject which has never been attempted on TV before. We fail to understand that eunuchs are as normal as we are and are free to live their lives the way they want to. We see them begging on streets and I feel that’s because we have left them no choice. This show is an attempt to bring the audience closer to the reality of eunuchs. We hope that our efforts bring about a change. Today our society has accepted LGBT and it’s time we accept the Third Gender as a part of our society.”
She further added saying, “It is for the first time on Indian television that something like this has been attempted, so I am definitely expecting a lot of mixed reactions. I hope the audience accepts the truth in the show, and in reality. We have put in a lot of effort in creating this show; we had to be sure of all the right terms and we also wanted to ensure that the story didn’t hurt any sentiments.”
In the recent epsiode we saw how Soumya attempted suicide by slitting her wrist as soon as she came to know that she is a transgender. The upcoming coming track will show how Harman (Soumya’s husband) will react to situation. What do you think about this plot? Stay tuned for more updates on Shakti – Astitva ke Ehsaas Ki