Character call

After playing the tantric Jwala in Brahmarakshas 2, Manish Khanna now takes on a new persona of a transgender, Irawat, in the supernatural drama. He plays the villain in protagonist Angad’s (Pearl V Puri) life. Khanna sought inspiration from Ashutosh Rana’s character in Sangharsh (1999). “Ashutosh is a dear friend, and he became my immediate source of reference,” says Khanna.

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