Milla Babygal (Shakeela’s Daughter)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Milla Babygal

• Milla Babygal, an Indian actor, model, and entrepreneur, is recognised as the adopted daughter of Shakeela, an actor and politician.

• Milla is a transwoman who first began to understand her identity in the third grade. In a YouTube video, she discussed this and revealed that soon after realising her true self, she tried to have a conversation with her parents, but they didn’t take her seriously at that young age. As she grew older, Milla decided to come out officially and underwent gender confirmation surgery. ^[7]Milla Babygal – YouTube

  

• According to Milla, she initially aspired to become a pilot. She talked about her goals, in an interview, and mentioned that after completing her schooling in Dubai, she moved to India. Her plan was to relocate from India to Florida to attend Orlando Flight School, but due to certain circumstances, she decided to study at the University of Madras in Chennai. Milla further added that she worked as a cabin crew for approximately one year and seven months after graduating from the University of Madras; however, she eventually had to discontinue due to breathing difficulties. Milla then opted to pursue a career in acting instead.

• Milla Babygal started her career as an actor. She used to work as a male actor in some Tamil-language daily soap operas for the channels Sun TV and Puthuyugam TV. She then started modelling for small projects and soon established herself as a social media influencer. Apart from this, she has worked as a costume designer as well.

• Milla once took to YouTube to share her pre-transition experiences. While talking about it, she recounted the first time someone commented on her. She recalled being on the set of a daily soap opera when she overheard managers questioning her feminine behaviour. Milla added that this moment made her leave the show and relocate to Dubai. She further revealed that she left her home in Chromepet, Chennai, and shifted to Tambaram on 3 January 2021 to take some time for self-reflection and work on her career.

• In a YouTube video, Milla talked about her love life and revealed that she was once in a relationship with a man, and they even considered getting married. The father of her boyfriend, however, threatened his wife and stated that if she allowed their son to marry Milla, he would cancel their daughter’s wedding with her boyfriend. According to Milla, her boyfriend had initially assured her that these issues would eventually resolve themselves, but she later discovered that he was unfaithful to her due to which she broke up with him.

• Milla is passionate about fitness. She often posts her workout videos on social media.

  

• She loves animals and has a pet dog and a cat. Milla has named her dog Sugar, while she affectionately refers to her cat by various names, including Simba, Cashew, Honey, and Baby.

  

• Milla has a self-titled YouTube channel. In 2021, she got a Silver YouTube Plaque.