Alina Khan is a Pakistani transgender actress who plays the lead role in the film ‘Joyland’ (2022), which is the first Pakistani film to be screened at Cannes Film Festival 2022. The film is Pakistan’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.
Wiki/Biography
Alina Khan was born on Monday, October 26, 1998 (age 24 years; in 2022) in Lahore, Pakistan. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He graduated with an Intermediate Commerce (I.Com) degree and followed a basic computer course. At a young age, he discovered the brutal reality of Indian society. Growing up with this social inequality affected his life. Alina dreams of becoming a doctor but her family situation does not allow her to pursue her dream.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Light Brown
Family
He belongs to a Muslim family from Lahore, Pakistan.
Parents & Siblings
When Alina was in the 5th grade, her father died. He has a mother, a brother, and a sister. In an interview, while talking about his family and saying,
My sister is the eldest and she is a bully; I used to be a little afraid of him. I was beaten a lot by my brother, my sister, my mother in my childhood… Somewhere in my heart, I was a little scared.”
religion
Alina Khan follows Islam.
Career
Movie
In 2019, she made her debut with a short film titled ‘Darling’ in which she played the lead role. Director Saim Sadiq cast her to play Alina in his film, which won the Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film at the 76th Venice Film Festival in 2019.
Alina Khan as Alina in the movie ‘Darling’ (2019)
His other feature film titled ‘Joyland’ (2022) was also directed by Saim Sadiq. In this film, she plays the role of Biba, an intersex dancer. The film won two awards at the Cannes Festival and made history as the first feature film from Pakistan. Both films have earned Alina popularity and appreciation.
Alina Khan featured on ‘Joyland’ (2022) movie poster
Facts/Trivia
- At the age of 13, he ran away from his home because his mother, brother and sister used to beat him because of his sexuality. I was about 13 or 14 years old when I left home… I wandered the streets for four to five days. With the money I have, I can eat just once a day… There is a senior in my trans community, Neeli Ranaji; he is from Lahore. We have a teacher-disciple tradition in the Pakistani trans community, so I made him my teacher and he introduced me to the trans community.
- During an interview, while talking about how she got into cinema, Alina shared,
There are NGOs working with our trans community in Pakistan. I got a call from them saying that a short film called Darling was being made, and they asked if I wanted to work in it? I said, “Yes, of course,” because my past life was very different. I used to perform dances at functions in Lahore, where I lived alone. So I auditioned for Darling and, luckily, I was selected.”
- Apart from acting, Alina has done several projects including modeling for makeup and clothing brands.
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