Saisha Shinde, who works as a fashion designer in the movies, transitioned a few years ago. Earlier, Saisha went by Swapnil and was fairly known in the fashion world. In a conversation with Tisca Chopra on her YouTube channel, Saisha recalled that time when the world was yet to know about her transition but during one of her fittings with Aishwarya Rai, the actor made sure that she used the correct pronouns and the correct name for the designer. When Aaradhya joined her mother during the fitting, Aishwarya introduced Saisha with her correct pronouns.
Saisha shared with Tisca, “It had not come out in the papers. It was only my close knit friends in the industry who knew about it and I had fittings with Aishwarya. So I made sure I told her manager that get ready, it’s not Swapnil who is going to come, it is Saisha who is going to come. Make sure that ma’am is okay, everyone’s okay, because I don’t want to shock anyone.”
Saisha recalled that manager made sure that everyone was aware and so when she went for the fittings, she had a wonderful experience with Aishwarya. “When I went for the fittings, again Aishwarya being Aishwarya, she made sure she called me Saisha at every point and she was calling me the right pronoun every time. Her daughter came in and she introduced me to her daughter as Saisha,” she shared.
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“I mean the women in this industry are amazing on another level. So I was afraid, but I wasn’t that afraid because I knew these people, I had worked with them. Some of them are friends with me so I knew that they are going to be fine, they are going to be accepting,” she shared.
Saisha was a contestant on Kangana Ranaut-hosted show Lock Upp in 2022. At the time, Saisha told indianexpress.com, “Among so many kaidis, I was the only transwoman and thus needed to be talked about even more. If people felt that I was using it as a card, then they don’t know me well. And even if I was, so be it. We haven’t reached a stage where we can stop talking about this topic.”
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Saisha Shinde recalls how Aishwarya Rai respected her transition, used the correct pronouns: ‘When Aaradhya came in, she introduced me as Saisha’ – The Indian Express
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