I was at a dinner with my family in 2017, end-October, when I got the call. I got to know that 'Manikarnika' was being made and they wanted me to play Gangadhar Rao.
I do more of ensemble casting, roles that are different. In one film I'm playing a villain, in the other I'm playing a son.
I am looking at characters that will stay with people, that they will remember. Characters that are relevant.
I had learnt horse riding while shooting for a Bengali film earlier and was trained in sword fighting on the set of 'Manikarnika'.
All I care about is that the audience should remember me for the character I play. I want to be part of content-driven films in any language.
I am a director's actor. I love the environment of the set, I want to be there and I try to understand what or how the character would respond to certain situations.
I did a 10-minute role in Rajkahini, in Manikarnika and a Telugu film too. I hope those left an impact on the audience.
I had learnt horse riding while shooting for a Bengali film earlier and was trained in sword fighting on the set of 'Manikarnika'.
It's the upbringing at home. You can have education abroad, the best of things, but you can be a horrible human being.
All I care about is that the audience should remember me for the character I play. I want to be part of content-driven films in any language.
After reading the script I ask the director about my character's background, what does he do, how he walks, talks, what clothes he wears... I ask the director how he is looking at it.
I did a 10-minute role in Rajkahini, in Manikarnika and a Telugu film too. I hope those left an impact on the audience.
I am 100-films old. In my heyday, I have done a lot of commercial films, including dancing around the trees with the heroine. But after working with Rituparno Ghosh, my understanding of cinema changed. Whatever good I am doing, it is because of him. If I am being called a good actor, it is only because of him.