“Monkey Man” is also notable for its portrayal of hijras, India’s third-gender community who consider themselves neither male nor female, said Krishnamurti. While hijras are typically ...

a group of hijras ogle a shirtless Patel as he punches a gunny sack full of rice in sync with the frenetic tabla playing of Ustad Zakir Husain. This passage sums up the spirit of Monkey Man ...