![]() ![]() In hindsight, would you like to change anything about Uma ? I thought of starting Uma in an intimate way as if we are the fly on the wall. I always wanted to give it a slightly unconventional beginning. I think it is a very fresh way of beginning a film. The first word is ‘ tarpor’, when Jisshu says, ‘ Tarpor aar ki, Durga kills Mahishashur. The film begins in an unconventional way, almost from the middle of a dialogue exchange. I think we have worked at a stretch for six films and a web series. Uma also marks my very special partnership/ relationship with Anirban. I think both their common background of theatre gives them this grounding. Among the present crop of actors I have worked with, I can say Anirban (Bhattacharya) is of the same ilk. This kind of dedication and natural genius is very rare. The kind of effort he puts into acting and the conscious effort to distinctly look, act and behave differently in every role is something we often discuss and take great pains to achieve. I think he is vastly underrated, underutilised. He is one of the most magnificent actors in the country. I have never seen such an uninhibited actor, an actor who’d make your life miserable with questions but once he has clarified everything and knows what you want, after that he surrenders like nobody else. What makes Anjan Dutt such a special actor?Īnjanda is special. Dev, Mimi (Chakraborty), Nusrat (Jahan), Srabanti, Sayantika (Banerjee), Rudranil (Ghosh) and Babul (Supriyo). Someone pointed out that the sequence had perhaps the biggest ensemble of political personalities together in a frame for a film. I had told them about the story, and they realised it was a humane story and it required their help. so that they don’t look into the camera, and act according to the sequence. So we had to use that carefully and intelligently. ![]() We knew that when we would be shooting with these stars, there’ll naturally be a huge crowd. We requested Bumbada and Dev to have people from their fan clubs there. That particular sequence demanded so many junior artistes and extras. That day’s shoot was one of the most memorable days in my life. How did you make the impossible happen by having Prosenjit, Dev, Mimi, Nusrat, along with the rest of the cast and so many other people all together for a song sequence? What was the shooting experience like on that day? To play the father of the character is so difficult, which is why Jisshu’s effort was quite superb. Jisshu’s role was comparatively difficult to play given the story and the character in the film is terminally ill. I wrote it making it easier for her to slip into the character. I wanted her to behave exactly the way she is. While writing Uma, I kept Sara in mind, since I have seen her grow up, so I knew her mannerisms, the way she spoke, I knew her strengths. How was it like directing Jisshu Sengupta and his daughter Sara?Īpart from Autograph, Uma is the only film where I have kept the actor in mind while I have written a character. Overall, Uma started off another purple patch, something which I had experienced in 20, and prior to that in 20. got National Award, and it went to various film festivals, including Palm Springs, which is a great accomplishment for any film. So it brought me back my core audience, my film festival laurels, my National Awards. Four of the five films were box-office superhits. Uma, Ek Je Chhilo Raja, Shah Jahan Regency, Vinci Da and Gumnaami. 2018 was one of the best years of my career. to have love from his or her core audience. That is very important for any film-maker. They wrote emotional reviews and posts and overwhelmed me with their love. So that is how Uma got me back into the reckoning. It was important for me to regroup and find my bearings again and go back to what I consider one of my strengths - that is storytelling at its purest and most emotional self. were box-office successes, they were critically not that well received, especially Yeti. and Begum Jaan did not do well at the box office. Yes, career-wise there was a mini-slump you could say, though Yeti Obhijaan managed to become a box-office blockbuster. What are your thoughts on that coming back? Uma got a good amount of critical acclaim too. Uma also saw the coming back of your core audience - some had got a bit disillusioned after Yeti Obhijaan. ![]()
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