Webdesk: Sharmila Tagore played a character in Gulmohar who was both male and female, which is very different for her. Even though she is a very good artist, she has never played such a hard role before.
In the drama Gulmohar, which airs on Disney+Hotstar, Sharmila plays Kusum, the head of a family. After an interesting turn of events, she tells her granddaughter about her past. She says that she wasn’t brave enough to own the fact that she was gay.
She told the press, “A little bit of apprehension, but the way it’s handled in the script is very subtle and not in your face. And I really am surprised. The people have really liked it. They don’t mind it. It’s not being put in bold or emphasised, and it’s not a direct statement. It’s kind of like how a person changes from the inside out. So that’s where it is.”
She also said, “It’s always been her choice, no matter what the need was at the time. And that has helped her grow in some ways. Seeing the movie shows what kind of person she is. She is linked to everyone, but she still puts herself first. Nothing is wrong with that. In the movie, she is 76 years old. So, she just wants to be free now.”
