Anjali Ameer has created the history in Indian cinema of being the first transgender to play the heroine in a film opposite a mainstream hero Mammootty in 'Peranbu' directed by Ram. In the film she played a role close to her life as a transgender struggling to be recognized by the society finding true love from the physically challenged girl and her father.

Anjali Ameer has shared a video on her social media page in which she has shown her transformation from being a boy and growing up to be a trans woman. She has captioned her video "My transformation life proud to be a transgender".

Anjali after 'Peranbu' has acted in a few more films but is now studying in college with the ambition of becoming a police officer apart from involving in social activism for people of her gender.

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My transformation life proud to be a #transgender #kozhikode @anjali_ameer___________ @instagram @mammootty @bbcnews @I tanu_sithara @faz3

A post shared by Anjali ameer (@anjali_ameer___________) on Jun 7, 2020 at 8:20pm PDT