Being
a
big
star
in
Bengali
cinema,
Bollywood
was
not
in
Swastika
Mukherjee's
wish-list
as
the
actress
found
the
idea
of
leaving
her
own
industry
discomforting.
"Bollywood
was
never
on
my
mind.
I
was
and
I
am
really
happy
with
the
work
I
am
getting
in
Bengali
cinema.
It's
seldom
that
actors
are
satisfied
but
I
am
happy
with
my
work.
I
was
really
not
comfortable
with
the
idea
of
leaving
my
place,
going
to
Bollywood,
auditioning
for
roles
and
starting
from
scratch," Swastika,
who
is
making
her
debut
with
Detective
Byomkesh
Bakshy!,
told.
"I
have
seen
actors
from
here,
leaving
their
work,
trying
for
Hindi
films,
not
getting
success...
And
when
they
returned,
their
place
was
already
filled
by
someone
else.
This
was
not
something
that
I
wanted
for
myself," Swastika
said.
The
actress,
best
known
for
her
Bengali
films
Abar
Byomkesh,
Bhooter
Bhabishyot
and
Jaatishwar,
had
starred
in
a
segment
of
Hindi
film
Mumbai
Cutting
but
does
not
count
that
movie
as
her
Bollywood
debut.
Swastika
said
she
thought
of
seriously
trying
a
career
in
Bollywood
when
Dibakar
Banerjee's
film
came
her
way.
"I
used
to
meet
people
from
Mumbai,
who
would
ask
for
my
films'
DVDs
and
so
I
was
open
to
working
here
but
I
always
believed
that
if
it
has
to
happen,
my
work
will
do
that
and
speak
for
itself.
And
so
'Byomkesh'
happened.
I
was
called
for
an
audition.
"I
was
really
nervous
because
in
my
career
I
never
gave
any
audition.
But
when
I
got
to
know
it
was
Dibakar
Banerjee's
film,
I
thought
to
give
it
a
try.
I
had
actually
lost
all
hope
as
I
was
not
getting
any
call
and
I
thought
there
would
be
many
girls
vying
for
the
role.
But
just
when
I
thought
of
moving
on,
I
got
the
offer," she
said.
PTI