''Common Gender'' is a 2012 Bangladeshi film starring

Dolly Zahur Dolly Zohur (born 17 July 1953) is a Bangladeshi film, television and stage actress. She received Bangladesh National Film Awards 2 times - as the Best Actress and the Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the films '' Shonkhonil Karagar'' ...

and Chitralekha Guha. It is the first Bangladeshi film to portray the lives of ''Hijra'' or

transgender A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through ...

people. It is one of the first films in world cinema to have two transgender people as lead characters. It was subsequently released in the United States.

Chitralekha Guho Chitralekha Guho is a Bangladeshi television, stage and film actress. She was awarded Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film '71 Er Maa Jononi 71 Er Ma Jononi'' is a 2014 Bangladeshi drama film direct ...

plays a pivotal character.

Story

Sushmita (born Sushmoy), a ''hijra'', who resides in a group of transgender people, and makes a living by dance performances at various wedding ceremonies. One day at a wedding night, she meets a boy – Sanjay, who is straight – who Sushmita falls in love with. Despite Sushmita being transgender, Sanjay accepts their love.

Cast

* Dileep Chakraborty as Sanjay *

Saju Khadem Shaju Khadem is a Bangladeshi actor and comedian whose work is predominant in television. He has starred in popular dramas like “Doll's House”, “Gohine”, “Poush Faguner Pala”, “Besto Doctor” and “Alok Nagar”. He has featured in ...

as Sushmita

Soundtrack

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Common Gender 2012 films 2012 LGBT-related films Films scored by Arfin Rumey Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Transgender-related films 2010s Bengali-language films