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Indian filmmaker Riyad Wadia, one of the country's first directors to deal with homosexuality, died November 30 at the age of 36. His films include BOMgAY, a series of vignettes exploring gay identity in contemporary India; A Mermaid Called Aida, a documentary on famous Indian transsexual Aida Banaji; and Fearless: The Hunterwali Story, an award-winning documentary about his great aunt, stuntwoman Nadia Wadia. (Wadia's family had been involved with Bollywood film production since the 1930s.)
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