Colors’ show Shakti Astitv Ke Ehsas ki is a show which has brought to mainstream the lives of a transgender. With it’s lead Soumya, played by Rubina Dilaik, Shakti has gathered accolades for the same. These days in the show, actor Saahil Uppal essays the role of an eunuch who is disguising his identity.
Saahil had never essayed a similar role before and playing the role is challenging to him in many many ways. Talking about it to Bombay Times, Saahil said that the track requires a total makeover on his part and this is the first time, he is playing such a character. He said that he feels fortunate to be portraying this challenging role. He knew that it’s not going to be easy. He was nervous, but the unit and the director made him comfortable with the role and now everyone is loving his part.
Getting into the avatar he is sporting on screen must be a really tough task every day. To this, he said that getting ready, including the hair and make-up, consumes almost two hours. It’s quite a task to shoot for 12 hours with the wig, heavy sari, jewellery and so much make-up. He really wanted to thank his hair didi, make-up dada and their assistants, who are so patient with him and work tirelessly. He even praised all the actresss for going through this routine every single day. He said,”Hats off to all the heroines, who do this on a daily basis. “
