Meet Abhay Verma, the actor who played a transgender in Safed

In recently released OTT movie Safed, actor Abhay Verma can be seen playing a transgender character. film, directed by Sandeep Singh, features Abhay as a eunuch who finds comfort in a platonic bond with widow who too is struggling to deal with world’s rejection at large of her existence. While this is a big leap for a young actor like Abhay Verma, it’s not first time actor is under limelight.

Abhay Verma shot to fame with Family Man

Abhay Verma began her acting career with a small role in popular urban rom-com series Little Things. However, Abhay Verma’s big shot to fame came with popular OTT series Family Man, directed by filmmaker Raj-DK. While Manoj Bajpayee helined show, Abhay Verma played a crucial part in second season, essaying role of Salman, a terrorist sleeper cell agent who takes up identity of anor boy named Kalyan to lure Srikant’s (Manoj Bajpayee) daughter and eventually kill her. Abhay Verma’s performance as deceptively sweet-looking Kalyan was appreciated a lot, amidst such a powerhouse ensemble cast.

Verma soon to share screen with Sara Ali Khan?

ditionally, Abhay Verma has also worked in several TV commercials and music videos, sharing screen with likes of Sonu Nigam, and Sanjana Sanghi among ors.

Besides Abhay Verma, Safed also stars Meera Chopra in a pivotal role. ditionally, film features notable actors like Barkha Bisht, Jameel Khan in prominent parts. Safed also marks directorial debut for producer Sandeep Singh who has earlier produced major films like Mary Kom, Bhoomi, and Sarbjit. Singh is also producing upcoming Atal Bihari Bajpayee biopic titled Main Atal Hoon. 

Now with Safed out on a streaming platform and Abhay Verma receiving rare reviews for his performance, we can look forward to actor in many more projects. Among Abhay Verma’s upcoming films is Ae Watan Mere Watan, Sara Ali Khan-starrer period drama set against backdrop of India’s freedom struggle against British.