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	Podcast:		Outlook
	Episode:		Eyes on the prize: Pakistan’s first trans film star
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:35:37
	Publish Date:		2023-02-27 00:30:00
	Description:		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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