From No One To Biba – Alina Khan Pakistan's First-Ever Transgender Actor Shares Her Career & Cannes Experience
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- 27 Jun 2022
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Things are going in a perfect direction for Pakistani artists and they are earning big international awards.
As Joyland made everyone proud and achieved big milestones. Along with that one of the actors who appeared on the Cannes red carpet and became the first transgender actor “Alina Khan” became part of the joy.
Alina Khan undoubtedly became the limelight of the evening and with his transformation grabbed everyone’s attention as well. She sat down with Vogue India for a little chit-chat in which she talked about her appearance at Cannes and her career so far.
Alina Khan is Pakistan’s first transgender actor
While talking to Vogue India, Alina shared that “I returned to Pakistan from France a week ago and I have already visited my family home thrice— I even spent a night there,” Khan told the publication over a Zoom conversation. “Joyland’s win at Cannes means so much to me because I play a trans dancer in the film the same identity that I have been shunned for all my life won us this award.”
She sighed and further added, “My family always thought I would bring shame to them, only Ammi would speak to me for a few minutes while the others cut me off. Now, they are actually proud of my success and that makes me the happiest,” she said, adding that she’s still brutally aware that she is a long way from being accepted. “I never understand this because the same women call us home to bless their children at the time of their birth.”
Fear of attraction
She shared, that when she visited back she was offered to accompany her sister to the local market and was devastated when she declined for the fear of attracting attention. Yet the actor holds little malice. “In society, people are given Taleem (education) but not Tarbiyat (bringing up). Read More…
