Monali Thakur

In his long career Satish Kaushik has played it all. But never before has he played a role as revolting as the one in Nagesh Kukunoor’s new film <em>Laxmi</em>. In the film about human trafficking Satish is cast as a slime ball who rapes and forces a 20-year old girl into prostitution. The victim is played by Monali Thakur who was one of the finalists on Season 2 of <em>Indian Idol</em>. She later gained popularity as a playback singer when she sang <em>Zara zara touch me</em> for Katrina Kaif in Abbas-Mustan’s <em>Race</em>.