‘I like dancing around trees’

You have a Bengali release after a long time. What do you play in Natobor Not Out?

I am playing Natobor’s (played by Bangladeshi actor Mustafa Prokash) love interest. My character is the anchor in Natobor’s life. She is a typical middle-class Bengali girl. She doesn’t get swayed by emotions easily and it is through her that Natobor realises a lot of things. My mother (Moon Moon Sen) has done a guest appearance, but we don’t share screen space.

What prompted you to do Natobor Not Out?

I liked the script of Natobor Not Out and I would be doing a commercial film after a long time. Also, the director Amit Sen is a veteran ad filmmaker and I thought he would do a good job.

Are you interested in doing Bengali commercial films now?

I don’t mind. I think I have done my share of art and realistic films and I have proved whatever I had to. So, why not? I guess I’m young and I like dancing around trees and I think as an actress you need that mass popularity as well, so I would like to try commercial films too.... I do keep a track of films made by Shree Venkatesh Films and some others. I, more or less, know what’s happening in Kolkata even when I am in Bombay.

Are you open to working with the likes of Raj Chakraborty and Ravi Kinnagi?

I would love to! I have been offered films before by Shree Venkatesh, but I have not worked with them yet. But I always tell them that I would love to work with them and Raj Chakraborty of course... he is giving so many hits and even Ravi Kinnagi. I get a lot of offers from Kolkata because people think that I am open to doing commercial films now.

Which Tolly heroes do you want to work with?

See, I have already worked with Prosenjit, Jisshu (Sengupta), Tota (Roy Chowdhury) and Jeet. I’ve worked with Rahul Bose and a lot of others. Now I would like to work with actors I haven’t worked with before, like Dev and the others.

What’s keeping you busy back in Mumbai?

My film Mirch is releasing next month and I am going to the I View Festival in New York where Mirch is going to be screened. And I am looking forward to Memories In March and Noukodubi, which are coming up for release.


Kushali Nag, t2