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“In a world full of Skyler White, be someone’s Subhadra Gaitonde,” - this is the level of fandom for Rajshri Deshpande, the actress who is winning accolades for her portrayal of Subhadra in Netflix original web series Sacred Games. She plays the wife of Ganesh Eknath Gaitonde, one of Mumbai’s most feared gangsters, played brilliantly by chameleonic actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Sacred Games. The web series which is high on sex, violence, nudity, strong language sees Rajshri in a crucial role. While pictures and videos of Rajshri Deshpande and Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s sex scene, leading to a frontal nude scene have gained her instant recognition but it’s her acting chops that is winning her true fans for life. Just like Sacred Games co-star Kubra Sait, Rajshri had also made her debut in a Khan film, Aamir Khan-starrer Talaash, but is getting her due in the Netflix Original. Missed Kubra Sait Nude Scene in ‘Sacred Games’? Here Are Some of the Hottest Pics of Netflix Web Series Sexy Actress.
Almost six years ago, the Aurangabad-born actress made her Bollywood debut with Talaash in 2012. The forgettable blink-and-miss role in Reema Kagti’s psychological horror film had big stars like Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Rani Mukerji in the leading roles. Call it a coincidence, the film featured Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Tehmur and gained him a lot of prominence. But for Rajshri, Talaash did no such wonder. Kubra Sait in Sultan and Ready With Salman Khan Was Missable! Hot Actress Gained Fame After Frontal Nudity Scene in Sacred Games.
She went on to play few supporting roles in daily soaps like Kuch to Log Kahenge and 24: India. In 2013, the Maharashtrian actor returned to the silver screen with another blink-and-miss part in Salman Khan’s blockbuster Kick. In 2014, she played a double role in Malayalam film Haram with Radhika Apte and Fahadh Faasil as protagonists. It was in 2015 when Rajshri got her breakthrough role in Angry Indian Goddesses, directed by Pan Nalin. Her portrayal of Lakshmi, Freida’s maid who is affable but fighting a lone battle against the powerful. Angry Indian Goddesses was one of the first films to run into trouble with the censor board.
Her next notable film, Sexy Durga, which had Rajshri Deshpande in the titular role faced significant objection from the censor board over the film title. It was only after the movie name was renamed to S Durga, the film saw the day of light. Sanal Kumar Sasidharan-directed indie-drama was about a pair (North Indian Durga and Keralite Kabeer) planning to elope and the problems they face due to a patriarchal society.
Coming to the Sacred Games, the Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane’s direction that sees Rajshri give her best performance till date. As Subhadra Gaitonde, she is outspoken, innocent yet does not mind standing her ground for what she believes in. She does not fear speaking her mind in front of her husband, the man who is feared by the city. There’s a scene where Nawazuddin’s character asks her to turn around (for anal sex), and she flatly refuses to say she is not a whore and won’t indulge in any such act! And, on another occasion, Subhadra is present for her husband to make love.
Rajshri is a true director’s actor, and she explained how she had no inhibitions shedding clothes in front of the camera. She was informed about frontal nudity beforehand and director Anurag Kashyap checked with her if she felt uncomfortable, but Rajshri was fine doing it as the plot demanded it. In her interview with Zoom TV, she was quoted saying, “I felt no inhibitions, I felt very protected in the environment, and I am very comfortable in my own screen. Though I am a sari and salwar-suit person, on-screen I would like to be that fire which my director wants me to be, I would like to go through that emotion, it just comes through my art.”
After Sacred Games, Rajshri will be seen in Nandita Das’ directed Manto based on the life of the Indo-Pakistani author, writer Saadat Hasan Manto. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the titular role will see her play the role of Ismat Chughtai, India Urdu writer who wrote on female sexuality and femininity. It looks like both Nawaz and Rajshri have got a knack of picking different but powerful roles, which is like a breath of fresh air for the cinephiles who are brain dead watching no-brainer masala flicks.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 13, 2018 01:53 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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