A director playing trans, starring in their own risky, tender adoption drama. Ghosh didn't hold back.
Rudra and Partho's desire to adopt a child leads Rudra to take the most crucial decision. Rudra decides to undergo sex reassignment surgery, so that they can be legally considered a couple and allowed to adopt a baby.
Direction
Ghosh directs himself through transition—messy, meta, undeniably gutsy.
Acting
Jisshu Sengupta's Partho: partner as witness, lover as bystander.
Director
Rituparno Ghosh
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