How
was
your
experience
working
with
Bhumi
Pednekar
in
Durgamati?
It
was
a
great
experience
working
with
Bhumi
Pednekar.
She
is
a
phenomenal
actor
and
a
wonderful
human
being.
She
gives
her
100
per
cent
in
every
shot
and
creates
magic
on
the
screen.
Tell
us
about
your
character
in
Durgamati?
I
am
playing
ACP
Abhay
Singh
in
Durgamati.
He
is
a
very
strong-headed
person.
My
character
is
on
a
mission
and
he
wants
to
take
revenge
somewhere.
So,
only
that
much
I
can
say
about
it
now.
You
will
get
to
know
more
about
it
in
the
film.
When
Durgamati
trailer
released,
netizens
felt
that
this
film
should
be
experienced
in
theatres.
What
do
you
have
to
say
about
it?
When
we
were
shooting
for
Durgamati,
we
wanted
this
to
release
in
theatres.
But
with
the
pandemic
and
everything,
there
is
no
other
option.
Hence,
that
is
the
reason
it
is
being
released
on
Amazon
Prime
Video.
Since
Durgamati
was
shot
amidst
the
pandemic,
what
major
precautions
did
you
take
while
shooting
for
the
film?
Thankfully,
we
had
completed
98
per
cent
film
before
the
lockdown.
So,
only
about
a
few
days
of
shoot
was
left,
which
we
started
at
the
end
of
September.
And
whatever
the
norms
were
provided
by
the
government,
we
followed
each
and
every
rule
on
the
sets.
Eventually,
we
successfully
completed
the
film.
Do
you
believe
in
supernatural
powers
or
ghosts?
I
am
scared
of
ghosts
(laughs).
Of
course,
there
are
energies.
I
definitely
believe
in
energies,
but
I
have
not
experienced
myself.
Horror
is
considered
as
one
of
the
toughest
genres
in
the
film
industry.
According
to
you,
what
are
the
aspects
in
Durgamati
which
makes
it
stand
out?
The
content
itself.
I
think
Durgamati
is
different.
It
has
a
thriller
effect
to
it.
There
is
a
little
bit
of
comedy,
romance
and
a
lot
of
horror
portions,
which
make
it
a
complete
package.
The
content
is
the
major
part
of
it
and
people
will
definitely
get
hooked
on
to
Durgamati.
After
impressing
audiences
in
Manikarnika
and
Shakuntala
Devi,
fans
often
ask
why
Jisshu
Sengupta
doesn't
act
in
more
Hindi
films.
What
do
you
have
to
say
about
it?
I
have
three
releases
in
a
year!
How
many
more
films
do
you
guys
want
me
to
do?
(laughs).
I
am
working
back
to
back.
Right
now,
I
am
working
for
a
Hindi
film.
In
the
last
three
years,
I
have
only
done
one
Bengali
film.
I
couldn't
give
dates
to
a
Bengali
film,
because
I
was
shooting
here.
Isse
jyada
kaam
kaise
karu?
Ek
din
mai
sirf
24
ghante
hote
hain.
(How
can
I
work
more
than
this?
There
are
only
24
hours
in
a
day.)
How
did
you
spend
your
lockdown
days?
I
was
in
Kolkata
with
my
family.
I
usually
don't
get
time
to
spend
with
my
daughters.
Hence,
I
used
all
my
time
with
them.
I
tried
hands-on
cooking
but
failed
miserably
(laughs).
There
were
a
lot
of
emotions
which
were
going
on
during
the
lockdown.
And
also,
the
Bengal
went
through
Amphan
during
the
first
week
of
June.
It
was
horrific.
We
didn't
have
electricity
for
three
days.
Talking
about
Sundarban,
it
was
almost
gone.
So,
we
went
through
a
lot
of
horrific
things.
Lastly,
tell
us
about
your
upcoming
projects?
I
am
shooting
for
a
Hindi
and
Telugu
film.
After
that,
I
will
start
another
Telugu
film
next
year.