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Wikipedia article
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'Common Gender' is a 2012 Bangladeshi film starring Dolly Zahur and Chitralekha Guha. It is the first Bangladeshi film to portray the lives of 'Hijra' or transgender 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 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 as Sushmita
Soundtrack
References
Category:2012 films
Category:2012 LGBT-related films
Category:Films scored by Arfin Rumey
Category:Bengali-language Bangladeshi films
Category:Transgender-related films
Category:2010s Bengali-language films
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