“No One Comes To Bombay Thinking They’re Going To Play A Transgender And Get Famous” Says Kubbra Sait As She Reflects On Sacred Games’ Kukoo

Love Lingo Season 2 opens with a moment of raw honesty as Kubbra Sait revisits one of the most defining chapters of her career her portrayal of Kukoo in Sacred Games. In a conversation that is equal parts reflective and revealing, the actor dismantles the myths, pressures, and unexpected paths that shape an artist’s journey in the industry.

While discussing the emotional weight and cultural impact of Kukoo, co-host Arsala Qureishi acknowledges the significance of Kubbra’s portrayal, calling it a performance that offered “a belief system” to many transgender viewers a reminder that they could be comfortable in who they are and still be embraced by the world.

Kubbra Sait: No One Comes To Bombay Thinking…

For Kubbra, the role was never about strategy or spotlight. It was about trust in the story, trust in the makers, and trust in the moment she found herself in. She said, “No one comes into Bombay thinking, ‘Hey, I’m going to play a transgender role and get famous.’”

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Continuing with genuine gratitude, she added. “I think Anurag wrote it so well.” She further stated, “Nothing is created in isolation, only in collaboration. I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time and to have the intuition to not say no.”

During the interaction, she further reflected on the creative ecosystem that shaped Sacred Games. She said, “Imagine working with a recipe that has Anurag Kashyap and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Can I wholeheartedly say that I trust the people that I am working with as a collaboration, as a culture that I am walking into? Yes. Great.”

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The moment encapsulates what makes Love Lingo a space unlike any other a place where conversations breathe, where vulnerability isn’t softened, and where the personal always meets the political. Through Kubbra’s words, Episode 1 not only revisits a groundbreaking performance but also reframes it: not as a calculated career move, but as an act of courage, intuition, and belief. A reminder that sometimes, the roles that change us the most are the ones we never saw coming.

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