Movies Centred Around Transgender Experiences To Watch

With the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) landscape continuing to evolve, especially in the light of the proposed and protested 2026 Trans Bill in the Indian parliament, there's a renewed and of course, much needed attention towards the lives, stories, and struggles and lived realities as well as triumphs of transgenders.

Cinema as always plays a powerful role in shaping empathy and understanding. So Indian audiences who are willing to explore these narratives, understand the perspectives and challenge their own stereotypes.

Transgender Experiences Movies

Here are 12 movies , TV shows and documentaries that not only celebrate trans identity and amplify their voices that have long been underrepresented but also brings together stories that humanise their stories at their core. Take a look:

Super Deluxe

The faith and beliefs of a trans woman, an unfaithful wife, a dysfunctional family and a few youngsters are tested as secrets, stigma and spirituality give birth to chaos and hidden demons in this Tamil anthology.

Njan Marykutty

A Malayalam film about a transgender man struggling to realise his sexual orientation while dealing with the social stigma and taboo related to gender transition in the society.

I Am Sirat

A Deepa Mehta documentary circling the life of Sirat Taneja, a transgender woman in New Delhi, India, who is navigating a complex reality as she lives and works as a woman in her professional career and as a social media personality, while still holding the familial responsibilities of a son, rather than a daughter, in her relationship with her widowed mother.

In Transit

A four-part documentary produced by Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar, In Transit, explore the lives of trans and non-binary individuals navigating love, identity, and the boundaries of gender in a uniquely Indian way.

The Dream Life of Georgie Stone

A 29-minute documentary that reveals the memories of Georgie Stone, an Australian transgender teen as she helps change laws, affirms her gender, and take control of her own story.

Dallas Buyers Club

Matthew McConaughey gives a powerful performance in the American biographical drama film about Ron Woodroof who is diagnosed with HIV and is given 30 days to live. Ostracised by his friends and unable to receive government-approved medicines, he finds ways to import drugs and sets up a buyers club.

The Danish Girl

The romance-drama released in 2015 documents the life of Edinar who poses as a female model for his wife and artist Gerda Wegener for a painting. But things take unexpected turn when this act triggers Einar's suppressed self-identity.

Babli By Night

An indie film by a young conservationist and a wildlife photographer Neel Soni, Babli By Night, documents the life of a transgender forest guard in Uttarakhand.

Nagarkirtan

Nagarkirtan is a 2019 Indian Bengali-language film written and directed by Kaushik Ganguly and produced by Sani Ghose Ray. The film stars Riddhi Sen as Parimal, a trans woman from rural Bengal, and Ritwick Chakraborty as Madhu, a flute player from the Kirtaniya town of Nabadwip.

Tomboy

The 2011 film follows a 10-year-old gender non-conforming child, who moves to a new neighbourhood in summer and experiments with their gender by deliberately presenting herself a boy in the new Parisian neighbourhood.

Emilia Perez

An Oscar-winning film starring Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez is a Mexican crime thriller about a Mexican cartel leader who retains a struggling attroney to help him fake his owm death and help him transition as a woman, fulfilling his lifelong desire.

Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui

A dramatic romantic-comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, is about a bodybuilder, Manu, who falls in love with a Zumba instructor Maanvi. Their love is the perfect one until the truth about about Maanvi's challenges Manu's masculinity, his ego, and perspective on transgenderism.