From Nawajuddin-starrer to rom-com for new Tolly heroine

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Sep 22 2014 | 1:05 AM IST
Having debuted in Buddhadev Dasgupta's Anwar Kia Azab Kissa opposite Nawzjuddin Siddiqui, young Tollywood heroine Amrita Chatterjee says switching over to rom-com genre from a serious crime thriller should come easily for any natural actor.
Amrita, daughter of a celebrated film journalist in Bengal, told PTI her forthcoming flick 'Janla Diye Bou Palalo' (The wife's escapade through the window) is a modern day tale based on an urban couple's life and a romantic comedy.
"The name reminds of a 60s' and 70s' Bengali family drama and the title actually is derived from a proverb 'Jamaibabu Kamlalebu. Janla Diye Bou Palalo'. The kind of proverb you associate with the 19th century rural Bengal, replete with its humour and customs - et al," she said.
"But drawing from the yesteryear values of Bengaliness it extends on the contemporary milieu, how the present day youth fall in relationships in a satirical way," she said referring to her chemistry with 'Jodi Love Dile Na Praane' and 'Chirodini Tumi Je Amar two' Blockbuster lead Arjun Chakroborty, who plays the persuasive and stalking partner in the movie.
Pointing out she enjoyed being herself as a bubbly girl, nay a runaway bride, in the movie, Amrita recalls how she enjoyed the prolonged adda sessions with a veteran like Buddhadev Dasgupta in between shots of Anwar.
"I played the inspiration of Nawazuddin's sleuth character in the film as his bookworm friend, a non-breezy role with dollops of seriousness," she recalls about 'Anwar' shooting of which had been done before the Aniket Chattopadhyay film (Janla Diye...)."
"But no qualms about this film Janla Diye releasing beforehand, it will show me in a comic role. Infact it is a challenge for actors to wear different hats," Amrita said about the film produced by Jalan International Films.
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First Published: Sep 22 2014 | 1:05 AM IST

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