It seems after Akshay Kumar and Sharad Kelkar, model and actor Milind Soman is portraying the role of a transgender character in Zee5 and AltBalaji’s ‘Paurashpur’. The trailer for web-series will release on December 8.
The speculation arose after digital streaming platform released the trailer of the series last month. This has been confirmed after the 55-year-old model shared a post on Twitter on Saturday, captioned, “As the representative of the third gender in the world of Paurashpur, it has always been a power struggle!”
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As the representative of the third gender in the world of Paurashpur, it has always been a power struggle!
@altbalaji @ZEE5Shows pic.twitter.com/QDm3Aha9Hc— Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) December 5, 2020
The ‘Made In India’ fame model and athlete is seen wearing a gold nose pin, kajal under his eyes and a big bindi on his forehead. He is flaunting the long hair look and poses with a sword in his hand. It appears that he is a transgender warrior.
Subsequently, he put up another picture on the micro-blogging site flaunting a nose pin, ear studs and an embellished headband.
The teaser poster has already received 3.1K views in a day since its release.
Last month, Soman also shared a picture on his Instagram profile. The post received over 47k likes as fans try to decode it. His wife Ankita Konwar commented, “Kamaaallll ”
One of the followers questioned, “Are you inspired by Laxxmi bomb? ” Another said, “Are you playing role in Laxmi ”.
The one-minute teaser of the upcoming web-series Paurashpur seems like another bold show coming to ALT Balaji and Zee5. The period drama seems to be based on a fictional Indian royal family, and its dark secrets. There are larger-than-life sets and ornate costumes. The trailer talks about the curious case of vanishing queens and how the king might have to do something with it.
Besides Milind Soman, it also features an ensemble cast comprising veteran actor Annu Kapoor, Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hain fame actor Shilpa Shinde, Shaheer Sheikh, Flora Saini, Sahil Salathia, Poulomi Das and Anant Joshi among others. The series is directed by Sachindra Vats and the new riveting drama is brought to you by Jassvand Entertainment.