I am Bonnie

Bonnie is on the run again. He has been on the run from his family and sports fraternity since failing a 'sex test' before the Bangkok Asian Games in 1998. Born intersex, raised by poor, illiterate and confused parents as a girl named 'Bandana', s/he became one of the finest strikers of Indian Woman's football team in her/his short career. A sex reassignment surgery later transformed her/him to a man but left him without a home or a career. He left home, took up idol-making for a living.He met Swati, married soon but moved once again fearing social backlash. His fight to establish his identity, struggle for existence met by a sarcastic society yet to learn to take 'other genders' seriously.

Country:

India

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

45 minutes

Year:

2014

Director:

Sourabh Kanti Datta

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Company:

Films Division of India

Cast:
Bonnie Pal

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Crew:
Farha Khatun

Editor

Sourabh Kanti Datta

Director

Farha Khatun

Director