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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
There have been times I have stood in for women.
My only resolution in life is to remain fit and healthy, as health is wealth.
And with Sushant Singh Rajput, I never felt like he was the star of the film because of his humble nature. We used to hang out together after work.
Here in Bengal the production has to work under more pressing schedules partly caused by monetary reasons as the shooting has to be wrapped up within a limited number of days to prevent cost overrun and hence there is not much scope to rethink and alter.
I am nowhere near social media.
In 'Black Coffee' I am not the celluloid avatar of 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' director any more. How can you portray similar characters in two films?
My physical appearance is very average.
Besides, I have seen people becoming helpless when they lose their mobiles. It's actually worse than drug addiction.
Bob has died in 'Kahaani' and so the tag should not be anymore with me now.
The very name of the thriller '89' suggests that there is suspense.
Sitting through the whole experience of your face turning into somebody else's, you become part of the character.
I don't think an actor should have any particular image, and that's the reason I would not ever take up a similar role again.
Whenever it is inspired by literature a film is elevated and the audience connects.
I do not use computer much, but I am slowly becoming aware of the popularity of Bob Biswas and the jokes on the Internet. I feel like Alice in Wonderland, it's a dream which might end someday.
I don't want to be stuck with one character in my film career.
Smartphones are good but I often ask myself whether I am good enough to handle it. Like, few days ago I saw a man talking over his phone while crossing the road. And I was driving then. I was surprised to see he didn't even look at the car in front of him.
I had directed some tele films years ago.
I did not have to think much doing Bob Biswas in 'Kahaani.'
Any good script makes the job of an actor easier.
Directors didn't flood me with offers because I was Subhendu's son. I had to slog to find my foothold.
I look like a typical Bengali. Whereas the qualities people were used to seeing in heroes were dance and action, which aren't really Bengali characteristics.
Bengali film has again moved from the insipid, lackluster contents to rich, varied ones.
I still can't get over Sushant Singh Rajput's demise. I got to work with him in 'Dil Bechara.' He was such a jovial and promising guy with no starry tantrums.
Sometimes I ask myself if I'm accepting too many films.
In fact, in childhood, I was scared to watch a film in a dark theatre.
It is not always important that you have dialogues. How you present your role depends on the director and the cameraman; the actor also has few things to do.
I have learnt over the years to know which camera angle makes me look better.
I know there are some good sides of social media but I am scared of getting addicted to the mobile screen.
I was never interested in roles where I would have to dance and romance heroines.
A directors vision starts getting shape and contours as the shooting progresses and those involved in the process feel happy to see the scenes as depicted actually coming to life.
It's true that I am not an active social media user.
Everything will follow if you are physically and mentally fit.
I am not in favor of any sequel to 'Kahaani.' Even if there is any, I don't think I will be part of that. My character in the movie is over and done with.
See, Independence means freedom, for me, more specifically, freedom of speech which we seem to have lost.
Speaking freely can give you the basic rights of expressing your views and what you want to say without the fear of any inhibition. Unfortunately, our society doesn't give this freedom to all.
I love comedy and my characters in Sandip Ray's 'Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy' and Anik Dutta's 'Bhooter Bhobisyot' had comic elements and I enjoyed doing such roles.
I give nod to roles only when it excites me.
Unlike in the past, when acting in parallel cinema entailed hitting film festival circuits even not fully comprehending the story thread at times, directors are more intent to tailor present day films for the audiences, while introducing fresh concept and craft.
I grew up watching Ritwik Ghatak, Satyajit Ray and Mirnal Sen's works in my youth, which was a very turbulent phase in Bengal's history.
I have introduced my daughter to the literary classics and landmark Bengali films. I want her to be well-versed in English but not at the cost of Bengali.
When I came to know that director Sujoy Ghosh wanted me for a role in a Hindi film, I was very surprised. I had never met him before.
Humor is very important as people have forgotten to laugh at themselves these days. They should not lose the funny bones.
It is television which has made Saswata Chatterjee. TV as a medium of entertainment cannot and should not be belittled by a film actor.
I don't actually need a phone because wherever I go, it's always pre-planned. I have never faced problems for not using a mobile phone, maybe because I am still not used to checking WhatsApp messages.
If any director offers my role to some other actor just because he can't trace me, then I think the character was never meant for me.
If I worried about things I have missed, it would lead to depression.
Being creative and emotional, artistes sometimes go through difficult phases in life, but one has to look at life as a bigger canvas. It's like a big journey.
I have quite a handful of projects here in Tollygunje film industry. There are films like 'Aschorjo Prodip,' where I essay a modern day salesman, and others like Aparna Sen's 'Gaynar Baksho.' Let the audience judge me for these roles.
I have to grab audience attention even if I don't last beyond 2-3 minutes before the camera.
I am grateful to Robi Ghosh, who used to praise me a lot. It is because of him that I got the lead role in 'Kalpurush,' my first Hindi serial.
In 'Kahaani,' I did not have more than 15 minutes in the whole movie and my character has dialogues for not more than two minutes. Still,the audience remember me for that role.
The day Bengali cinema lost touch with literature and started aping the south, the middle class audience stopped going to the cinema halls and later the larger audience too stopped going.
I think from 'Hemanta' to 'Eagler Chokh' and 'Natoker Mato' in between, there has been Shakespearean touch in Bengali films and that is because Bengalis are hooked to theater.
After all these years of Independence, after celebrating this special occasion for all these years, why there's no drinking water that's free of cost? Why we have to buy packaged mineral water?
'Damadol' is a dig at commercial cinema where I play the role of the blunt-headed producer who loves masala flicks and feels he knows everything about films.
We have to be cautious, we can't let negativity spread like wildfire.
Once I went to watch 'Hatari' with my Mama and there was a rhino attack scene where I cried so much that they had to take me back home at interval.
Like 'Ram Jaane,' 'Mon Churi' also looks at the darker side of life and encapsulates the story of human beings who live on the fringes of society. But the plots are different.
Having payesh and five types of vegetable fries is a must in our house on birthdays. It is a kind of ritual.
I am no more solely counted for comic or villain roles, which comes more often in mainstream, masala films.
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