I am Bonnie (movie)

I am Bonnie (movie)

  • Production country: India
  • Producer: Sourabh Kanti Datta , Farha Khatun
  • Production companies: Films Division of India
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 3/6/2014
  • Run time: 45 min.

Movie description

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.

Actors

Bonnie Pal

Bonnie Pal

Role(s): Self

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