Eyes on the prize: Pakistan’s first trans film star
Rejected by family and society, trans actor Alina Khan was forced onto the streets. Through dance, she carved her own path to big screen fame in award-winning new film Joyland.
Rejected by family and society, trans actor Alina Khan was forced to spend time on the streets of her native Lahore as a child. Through dance, she found an escape and a living, but also encountered prejudice. Facing down loneliness, poverty and danger, she carved her own principled path to big screen fame. Now she’s won praise for her performance as Biba, a fiery and ambitious trans woman, in international award-winning new film Joyland.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Laura Thomas
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(Photo: Alina Khan. Credit: Courtesy of Alina Khan)
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