Safed actress Barkha Bisht shares the challenges of playing a transgender: It was difficult ..

Barkha Bisht, who rose to fame for her TV shows and role in the film Ram-Leela, recently featured in the movie titled Safed. The actress played the role of a transgender in the film helmed by Sandeep Singh. In an interview with The Free Press Journal, the actress shared how people judged her for her complexion and the challenges she faced to play her part in Safed.

What were Barkha Bisht's challenges while playing a transgender?

Talking in length about her role as a transgender in Safed, Barkha Bisht said, "It was difficult to look that face, I was like, I am so pretty how can I play a transgender?" "People are very judgmental, sexist and racist. I have faced all of this. I have met beautiful Hijras. The most difficult thing was to look the part, dress up like the transgender with the kind of cheap make up they wear and so on. We did street shopping and bought cheap make-up to look the part. But I did it successfully and thus felt proud and happy," she elaborated.

How did Barkha Bisht survive in the entertainment industry?

Barkha believed that she survived in this industry with the support of her family, "I have been privileged to come from an extremely strong educated family. My family has made me realize my own self-worth. People from this industry definitely help you break down into a million pieces; it becomes so difficult for you to bring yourself to normal," she explained.

What did Barkha Bisht say about her dusky complexion?

During the same interview, the actress talked about the beauty standards in the industry and said, "I don’t fall into that typical fair a beautiful being. I have a dusky complexion. I have been told Indians are dark. People from North of India are considered to be fair skinned and beautiful. My dusky complexion has worked in my favour. I am able to get different characters. Filmmakers feel I am a South Indian or a Bengali. However I am a north Indian."