India, March 7 -- Chapal Bhaduri, celebrated as Chapal Rani, was the last iconic female impersonator of the Bengali jatra stage. As societal norms evolved and women entered the theatre, Chapal faced an identity crisis on and off the stage. A major presence in Bengali theatre in the 1950s, his career disintegrated by the early 1970s. In this riveting biography by Sandip Roy, told in Chapal's voice, we travel through the golden era of Bengali theatre. The book explores this world, as well as Chapal's search for love and companionship as a homosexual man in a conservative society, and his battles with the loneliness of fame. This creative nonfiction work paints an intimate portrait of an artist torn between stardom and invisibility....