Bishesh Huirem

Bishesh Huirem is an Indian actress and model. She belongs to the Meitei ethnicity of Manipur. She is best remembered for representing India at the "Miss International Queen for Transgender" organised in Pattaya, Thailand in 2016. She is the first Indian transgender person who represents her country in the "Miss International Beauty Queen" Contest. She is the first Indian transgender person to be appointed as a state icon for the parliamentary polls in the Lok Sabha elections. She is the first transgender person to win the "Best Actor Award" in the 14th Manipur State Film Awards, 2022. Ang Tamo, It's Not My Choice  and Apaiba Leichil are some of her notable films.

 Filmography 
+Bishesh Huirem's FilmographyMovieYearDirector2012Ang TamoPilu Heigrujam2015It's Not My ChoicePriyakanta Laishram2021Apaiba LeichilBobby Wahengbam

 Selected Shumang Kumhei Plays 

 Border
 Restafen
 Pizza
 Nupigi Thamoi
 Chagee Khuji
 Eengengee Nini Panba
 Inamma
 Tamphayai
 Kairaba Chaphu
 Kunti 4
 Ishing Chaibi
 Mou Ahum Ningol Ama
 Online Da Luhongba
 Sanagi Thambal
 Maogi Ibai
 Nungshi Laman

 2016 apology demand incident  
On 13 September 2016, Huirem was allegedly beaten up by the personal security guards and armed personnel of Rural Development Minister Moirangthem Okendra in Imphal, Manipur. The incident happened in a road rage at around 10 pm during night. Consequently, Bishesh protested and served an ultimatum to Okendra to apologize for the incident within seven days or face outcomes. However, the officials of the Minister rejected her claim over the incident. According to them, Bishesh was driving “dead drunk” and was even not able to reverse her car which was blocking the minister’s security escorts. Further, the minister's officials said that Bishesh was throwing tantrums claiming she had the right to drive and even attempted to forcibly open the minister’s vehicle's door. In response, Bishesh denied all the claims from the minister's officials as "baseless charges". She denied she was drunk. She clarified that she was not even consuming salt and oil in her diet for her hormone therapy in a preparation for a beauty contest. Shocked by the incident, she was hospitalized. The associations and organizations of various artistes banned all mobile theatres, films and music programmes in the Heirok Assembly Constituency (Okendra's vonstituency) until and unless he apologized.

 References 

 Other websites 
 Bishesh Huirem_IMDb

Category:Meitei people
Category:Indian models
Category:Living people
Category:Transgender women
Category:Indian actors