Konkona Sen Sharma says she doesn't relate to concept of gender: 'I don't view myself as a woman'

Konkana Sen Sharma has said that she doesn't believe in the gender construct of society and has also thought of herself as a bit androgynous.

Konkana Sen Sharma has said that she doesn't believe in the gender construct of society. The actor, who has played a number of diverse characters in her career, noted that bringing out a very feminine part in a role is also something that won't come naturally to her and she would have to learn.

Konkona Sen Sharma has said she considers gender a taught concept. (HT photo)

Konkana said she considers herself to be gender-neutral and has also thought of herself as a bit androgynous. Androgyny is the possession of both masculine and feminine characteristics in humans, and may be expressed with regard to biological sex, gender identity, or gender expression.

In a conversation with Harper's Bazaar India, Konkona said, “I don’t view myself as a woman. I see myself as being completely neutral. Gender is a taught concept that I don’t relate to. Even when I have to be very feminine in a film, I have to learn how to. There’s no one way of being a woman or a man or anything in between... I’ve always felt a bit androgynous."

The actor also said that she had been comfortable with not fitting in from a young age, also because of her parents who gave her a very unconventional and liberal upbringing. She said that it's the uniformity that becomes almost claustrophobic for her. Konkana, who shares an 11-year-old son Haroon Shorey with her ex-husband- actor Ranvir Shorey, said that she also teaches her son to be a freethinker while practising some level of tolerance for society.