In Utsab, there’s a scene where my wife calls me. I am being asked, how did I do that? I have done it before. In that scene, the instruction was that I am a tiger and she is a lamb. The most-talked-about scenes include the song scene with Aparshakti and the one where I board a train and silently intimidate my wife. At that time, all films stars were salaried employees. New Theatres, for example, or the big studios in Bombay. I have seen and heard and read about the studios closely. That period, the studio era of the 1940s, is very close my heart. His commitment to make Indian cinema big is commendable. But he’s also innovative and creative, with his introduction of playback singing and how he stands up to the US and Russia. People are calling Srikant a grey character, but he is ultimately a businessman. Like old-school directors, he directs standing, close to the camera, and walks up to the actor and gives instructions, never on mic. He still looks after every inch of the production. Vikram has not lost the assistant director in him. He told me that when he started writing it years ago, he always knew I would be Srikant Roy. “I am getting a lot of good reviews nationally. Srikant Roy, Jubilee (2023), directed by Vikramaditya MotwaneĪ flamboyant and cunning film studio boss’s only concern is making money. All successful people have to compromise somewhere, or they become like Balmiki. Somewhere, there is compromise as a result. Nowadays especially, creative people are judged all the time. Balmiki is too unpredictable, impulsive, with mood swings every five minutes. In fact, after Shesh Pata had been planned, I told Atanu I couldn’t do this role. I spoke differently in Mayurakshi because I was an NRI. Firstly, playing an author itself requires some work – his use of language and pronunciation will be different. I take a lot of time to get under the skin of a character. He keeps to himself but is also an extrovert. He is a man you would call mad or eccentric. Robibar was about a separated couple who meet suddenly one Sunday.īalmiki is a best-selling writer who withdraws from everyone after a tragedy. Mayurakshi was a father-son story spread over three days. He plays with moments from life and human psychology. His films don’t have what you would call a traditional story. Atanu always brings me something interesting. “As an actor, this is a very important film for me. In an interview, Chatterjee discussed his 15 most iconic roles, from his early films to Jubilee and Shesh Pata.īalmiki Sengupta, Shesh Pata (2023), directed by Atanu GhoshĪ writer of novels and films retreats into a shell after his wife’s death. Suddenly, Prosenjit became Prosenjit babu.” I did films with Ritu, Goutam Ghose, Buddhadeb Dasgupta. With Ritu, I took up the challenge of being recognised at film festivals. I’d go to high society parties and I’d be talked about in a certain way. We came to a situation where Prosenjit meant action. I moved into action with Asha O Bhalobasha, where I fight a leopard. “My identity was Biswajeet Chatterjee’s son, a sweet good-looking boy who can dance. “After Amar Sangi, I had been slotted as a romantic hero for seven-eight years,” the 60-year-old superstar told Scroll. But Chatterjee will have you know that there has been a pointed and motivated application of his skills over the years. In the Hindi-language Prime Video show Jubilee, Chatterjee plays a hard-nosed film studio boss.Ĭhatterjee’s performances over many of his 300-odd films feel effortless. Atanu Ghosh’s Bengali-language film Shesh Pata stars Chatterjee as a maverick writer. We suddenly have two back-to-back great Prosenjit Chatterjee performances. In his early days in the RSS, Atal Bihari Vajpayee wanted minors to be banned from watching films.Karnataka elections: Over 69% voter turnout recorded as polling ends.Impact player at IPL 2023: All you need to know about the new rule in Indian Premier League.A new book examines the many forms of discrimination that women scientists face in Indian labs.How to stick to a gluten-free diet after starting on it: A celebrity nutritionist offers tips.In Trump trial, his legal team used discredited myth about how women should react to rape.Fun watch: Actor Shraddha Kapoor’s ‘French’, ‘British’, ‘American’ accents while speaking in English.My Kerala Story: Finding liberation in Malabar.Twitter gives Modi a history lesson after he claims that no Congress leader met Bhagat Singh in jail.To heal Manipur’s wounds, all groups must agree to replace identity politics with politics of peace.From Odisha to Kerala, a bus of climate migrants.‘I don’t worry about those things’: Sudha Murthy when asked about communal politics in Karnataka.
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