In the real world, gay men come in all sizes, shapes and types, just like anybody else," he said. One recent example of a good attempt by Bollywood was Fawad Khan's character in 'Kapoor & Sons'.In the web series ‘Untag,’ Chang plays the role of Nischay Barbara and he has made sure he doesn't play the role in a stereotypical way. He gave me tips on how to be gay."The West has handled gay and lesbian characters with sensitivity and grace.Besides Chang, ‘Untag’ will see Anjali Anand, Dipanita Sharma, Shiv Pandit, Andy and Naveen Polishetty.The actor will be seen playing a gay man in an upcoming web-series.."It really is amazing how many of us in India tend to go for traditional jobs for survival, steady jobs under peer pressure or fear of trying something different before realising our true calling," he added. Now in reel life too through ‘Untag’ he is seen in a similar mould."

In real life, the ‘Badmaash Company’ actor is a multi-talented person who can act and sing besides having a degree in dental surgery.The web series ‘Untag’ is streamed on Voot, a digital video-on-demand platform from the house of Viacom18. The series 'delves into the lives of regular people with seemingly harmless tags' and looks at their dreams, inhibitions and struggles. it has created a very incorrect perception of the gay community," Chang told PTI. However, one major similarity between this character and my own life is that we both quit our primary jobs as banker and dentist respectively to delve into copyrighting and the field of entertainment. I could never keep my eyes off her and she is played the tough boss to the hilt."My primary concern was not to be the stereotypical, caricaturish character that our Bollywood films of the 90s have done to death.."Andy is a past acquaintance and there is always a lot of fun and laughter when he is around."

Naveen is a brilliant actor. But I had the maximum fun shooting with Anjali and my director Ashima Chibber," he added.."I knew that I could be myself and still essay a gay role convincingly, unless the script required me to have specific traits which could then have been incorporated. (Photo: PTI) Mumbai: Actor-singer Meiyang Chang, who will be playing a gay character in a web series, feels Bollywood needs to handle such portrayals with more sensitivity

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