In an exclusive interview with NavbharatTimes.com about ‘Lakshmi’, Sharad said, ‘Akshay Kumar had already shot some scenes of the film, so for me it was a ready reference point … Akshay and my character There is only one, so it was necessary for both of them to match, after watching Akshay’s pre-shoot scene, it became easy for me to match the character.
It was painful to hear the stories of eunuchs
‘Secondly our director Raghav Lawrence had composed the film earlier, so he had all the little information about this character like expression and body language. Also, before the shooting and also on the shot, I used to talk with transgenders and listen to their stories. It was very painful to hear their stories, how the family and society have misbehaved with them. ‘
Society should stop filling fear and hatred for eunuchs in children
‘In our society, before and even today, children are kept separate from eunuchs or transgenders, they are intimidated by them. Children are prohibited from moving close to eunuchs. Because of this restraint, since childhood, a feeling of fear or hatred for eunuchs is instilled in every child of the society. This is not good at all, neither for our society nor for the generation that is getting ready. ‘
Society is ending humanity by creating hatred and fear for eunuchs
‘By creating this kind of wrong feeling in the mind of the new generation, we are also destroying humanity in society. We need to make changes from here. In the case of eunuchs, there is a great need to change the whole society, not them.
The eunuchs are loud because of the discrimination of society
‘She is said to be very loud, do you know, she is loud because of us. We LGBTQ The community has not been given a place in our society, now when we isolate a person from the society, it will also be reacted and they will be loud to express their existence, this is the behavior of human beings. Don’t know why society is not understanding. Why eunuchs are kept apart, why they are not treated like human beings, according to us, there are only 2 genders in the society, male and female, there is no third gender. ‘
Hearing the stories of eunuchs, I was crying, I had to cry
‘I think the pain inside me helped me to act out the scenes well. During my conversation with him, listening to his previous story and knowing the pain hidden in the smile, I came to Goosebumps and filled my eyes. We talk about our pain, but it is nothing in front of them. It was an inspiration for me to know their struggle. Now the government has also made rules, everyone has the same human rights, so why not them. Law has been made, but people, in society, still do not see improvement. ‘
Eunuchs have become the law in the country, when will the society accept
The law of the country has done its work for the eunuchs, but now the society will also have to change, the eunuchs have to accept one from the heart. Earlier the level of education was down, now there is all the information in the world of movies, books and internet, so people especially youth need to be aware. The country will have to come forward in this change. Most young people are bullied by eunuchs or people from the LGBTQ community, which is not good. To be honest, they have the qualities of both a man and a woman. They are more developed and smarter than us.
My daughter said – become Laxmi Papa looks beautiful
‘My daughter, looking at me in the role of Lakshmi, said that Papa you look very beautiful. After playing the role of Lakshmi, the honor of women further increased. Unless you understand their life, they will not understand how much care they have to take when they walk and sit. We men sit in any way, they have to think a lot before sitting, how and how to sit. They have to take care of everything, dignity has to be taken care of a lot. ‘
Now I will be seen in ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’
My next film is ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’, which is based on the 1971 war. You know that the place of landing of airplanes on Bhuj’s earth was made by women, this is the same story, a film full of patriotism. When my acting is praised, I repeatedly call my Mrs Ji, thank you. My wife has taught me such methods of acting, which have strengthened my foundation. I try to do different things and learn from every character every day. ‘
People had said – very dirty actor, wife will have to earn life
‘I was a model and my wife Kirti Gaikwad was an actress. When I did the first scene with him, people started saying that Sharad does not like acting, is a very bad actor, only wife will have to work for life. After that, the wife taught me the basics of acting very well, and strengthened my foundation in the matter of acting. ‘
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