Bonita Rajpurohit is currently making waves in the entertainment industry, as she becomes the first transgender woman to make her debut as a lead actor in Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2.

The much-awaited sequel of Love Sex Aur Dhokha will introduce 8 New faces this year, including a transgender woman. Bonita Rajpurohit will be the first transgender woman to be seen as a lead in a theatrical Bollywood release, Love, Sex Aur Dhoka 2. This groundbreaking step by producer Ekta Kapoor and director Dibakar Banerjee marks a significant milestone in the industry.

Bonita Rajpurohit hails from a middle-class family in Rajasthan and has been passionate about cinema since childhood. On Sunday, Ekta Kapoor introduced her as the lead of LSD 2 on social media and gave a glimpse of her life in a small introductory video.

Bonita Rajpurohit Becomes The First Trans Woman to Lead a Hindi Film

Bonita Rajpurohit on Her Early Life And Challenges

In the video, Bonita can be heard saying, “Mera naam Bonita Rajpurohit hai aur mai Rajasthan se belong karti hu…Shuruaat se hi maine jab apne baare mein jaana, vo jaana filmon ke zariye. Jab mai filmon me kabhi apne jaisa koi insaan dekhti thi, mujhe lagta tha ki haan, yeh insaan mere jaisa hai aur meri kahaani bhi matter karti hai. [My name is Bonita Rajpurohit, and I belong to Rajasthan. Since the beginning, I have discovered myself through movies. Whenever I saw someone like myself in films, I felt that yes, this person is like me and my story matters too].”

Talking about her early life and struggles she faced while surviving on a very low income, Bonita said, “Mai ek chote se production house me kaam karti thi, jaha meri salary 10 se 15 hazaar tak thi. Aur usme guzara karna bhi bahut mushkil ho jata tha. Maine sapne me bhi nahi socha tha ki mujhe acting ka koi role milega. Aur yaha jaakar mujhe actually ek Bollywood film me lead kirdar nibhane ko mila hai. [I used to work in a small production house where my salary ranged from 10 to 15 thousand rupees, and making ends meet was very difficult. I never even dreamed that I would get a role in acting. And now, here I am, actually getting to play the lead role in a Bollywood film]. Some dreams just come true.”

Bonita Rajpurohit Talks About Working in LSD 2

Bonita also discussed her experience of working as a lead in Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2. She said, “The whole journey is very very tough for me to take on. Mere liye it’s not like ki kisi ka character mujhe play karna hai. [For me, it’s not about playing someone else’s character] It’s about touching my trigger points. It’s my issues. Un cheezo ke baare me camera ke aage audaciously bolna, [Speaking about those things in front of the camera] it is a lot.” She also talked about her motivation behind films and said, “Mere sabse bada motivation raha hai to see women like me on-screen.” (My biggest motivation has been to see women like me on-screen.”

Bonita Rajpurohit’s journey from struggle to stardom exemplifies resilience, representation and breaking barriers in the film industry. We eagerly await her performance in Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2!