22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Ridhi Dogra never wanted to do films due to 'fake and manufactured' fame there: 'I wasn't ready to go to their parties'
In the early 1950s, Jean-Pierre Pruvot, later known as Bambi, witnessed a transformative moment in queer history as flamboyant performer Coccinelle paraded in Algiers. This spectacle of resistance at Paris' Carrousel de Paris revived queer visibility post-Nazi persecution. Now nearing 90, Bambi reflects on her journey, the risks faced, and the evolution of gender identity and rights.