It’s Rituparno Ghosh’s Chitrangada. When you are playing a real-life person, is the sense of responsibility much more than while bringing a fictional character on screen? In the Medak area, she was against Indira Gandhi but lost the elections. Anu spoke to me at length about him. So, when I read the script, I found it very fascinating. In your body of work in Hindi films, you have mostly played Bengali characters and a lot of those films have been helmed by Bengali directors.

I don’t like to watch my films because I will be depressed at the end of it, thinking I could have done better. She was a woman ahead of her time. You can’t really compare both of them. The couple has a daughter named BJP uses MGR pic, ADMK says: use your own leader’s, Bihar: Homes swept away every year, voters seek permanent address, Maharashtra police file slew of FIRs for targeting CM, son on social media, Scramble for beds as Delhi marks highest single-day spike for any city: 6,725 cases, Jharkhand scholarship scam: Middleman’s diary shows nexus– phone numbers, passwords, US elections: In sign-off rallies, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris stick to script, Explained: Why the sugar industry desperately needs export subsidy this season, Suhas Palshikar at Explained Live: ‘Social justice politics has outlived its role… Tejashwi shift can possibly recast politics’, SRK features on Burj Khalifa on 55th birthday, When I was 14, I was sexually abused: Aamir’s daughter Ira Khan, You are my companion, lover, best friend: Ayushmann Khurrana to Tahira Kashyap on anniversary, Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, Statutory provisions on reporting (sexual offenses), This website follows the DNPA’s code of conduct. Ahead of Shakuntala Devi’s release, Jisshu Sengupta speaks to indianexpress.com about the film releasing online, playing Paritosh Banerjee and the Bengali character stereotype that’s become a constant in Hindi films. The two had met in Bombay in the 1960s. Jensen released an academic journal Intelligence in 1990 based on his research on Devi. It includes novels, puzzles, and astrology. So, at the end of the day, it’s the director’s vision. The way people have loved me. “She had the guts to live a life that she wanted,” says Menon. Everyone should come out with their preferences. For reprint rights:Times Syndication Service, Dawood family’s Ratnagiri properties go under hammer. All Rights Reserved. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. So, I learnt about his mannerism and added my own things to it. So, yeah, probably that helps.

At the end, I have to ask myself, ‘Am I happy?’ If I am, then happiness is the takeaway. We don’t know how she was. I knew Ritu da closely, and I know it’s painful for people.

Shakuntala Devi was born on Monday, 4 November 1929 (age 83 years; at the time of death in 2013)in Bengaluru. So, on my first day on the Shakuntala Devi set, I was a little shaky. It doesn’t bother me because if the film and character works, it works for everyone. You want to see yourself larger than life, but this is also great because in one go, it is going to release in 200 countries which is huge. You don’t worry. What I need to know are the characteristics of that person. After the divorce with her spouse in 1979, she entered politics. For me, the script is the bible because the director has seen the film before we go on the floors.

Paritosh Banerjee, Actor: Ashani Sanket. And Vidya speaks Bengali really well. I am a huge fan of Vidya so this was a great opportunity for me to work with her. Shakuntala Devi’s ex-spouse lived his life with simplicity. It’s easier for the director to film that character.

It has changed a lot now because there are actors from Punjab, South and North East. Video: Colour me clean: BBMP and The Ug... Video: Colour me clean: BBMP and The Ugly Indian are working to create pretty garbage transfer stations that are off-road and out-of-sight, Mysuru gives grand Dasara procession a miss, Terms of Use and Grievance Redressal Policy. Additionally, she correctly answered within 28 seconds. His motive is to serve his country India. It made him risk stardom on television for a big screen stint, and later turned him towards Bollywood and films in South. But at the end of the day, how you place it, how you recreate that on screen and how your director is showcasing the character matters. That’s the one thought always in my mind, that I have been taken for a reason. Also, working with Vidya was on my mind.

All kinds of actors are coming and working in different languages.

The couple has a daughter named Naina Banerji. Thanks to OTT platforms, it has opened up for other state actors to come in and work in national and international spaces. How did you approach Paritosh’s sexuality and his dynamics with her? I could not have asked for more. It’s absolutely the story. How was the actor-to-actor equation with Vidya Balan? I hate myself on screen. We used to laugh so much. It was also a film ahead of its time. So it doesn’t matter how I feel. What matters is, if I like the film or not. That’s what my responsibilities are. of active cases in city dipped to the range it was in 2 months ago. We used to have a lot of fun. As an actor, I would definitely want my film to release on the big screen. From leading in television, starting my film career as a fourth lead then slowly becoming the first lead, doing back-to-back six films with Rituparno Ghosh. That is the story of Paritosh and Shakuntala Devi. Property owner reroutes a drain to bett... Property owner reroutes a drain to better suit his plan. Then the way she has dealt with her relationships. The couple has a daughter named Naina Banerji. Especially me. She could not receive a formal education due to her family’s dire situation. Shakuntala Devi wrote a book, The World of Homosexuals. Anu spoke to me at length about him. I have done a film with her earlier, but we didn’t have much interaction then. In fact, the day I wrapped up the film, I didn’t even realise, and I was like, ‘The film is finished? She was bold, brave and everything a woman can be. They must have seen something in me, which is like that character. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. Sober October: Last month, the no. But at the end of the day, we are all actors and I believe I can play different kind of characters. Through her book, “The World of Homosexuality” published in 1977. What about Shakuntala Devi’s story or perhaps about your character, Paritosh Banerji, made you want to be a part of the film? She contested for the Lok Sabha elections from two places South Mumbai and Medak region as an independent candidate. Devi’s daughter Anupama Banerjee, 42, has contended that she is the legal heir to the property left behind by her mother.

This is something natural. She also runs a small business in the UK. After that, I did two more Telugu films and probably, I will be doing one more at the end of this year. That can be a very short question or a really heavy one! Shakuntala married Paritosh Banerjee, an Indian Administrative Service officer from Kolkata in 1960. Along with her father Bishaw Mitra Mani, she traveled across Europe and demonstrated her talent in arithmetic in 1950.