Saswata, 53, has been a prolific actor for close to three decades now and has worked predominantly in Bengali Cinema, aside from carving out a nice little space in Bollywood.
Ask Saswata Chatterjee about his most memorable moment on the sets of Kalki 2898 AD and pat comes the answer— “It was the day I met Mr Kamal Haasan for the first time.”
He shared, “I shot with him for not more than a day but I remember I was too nervous seeing the legend before me. But what a man he is! So soft-spoken and just soaking up everything.”
“Commander Manas works under Supreme Yaskin, played by Kamal sir in the film, and he is willing to do anything for this man. It is a negative character, in a way,” shares Saswat.
“Telugu was like Hebrew to me! So, my lines were written in English and I would spend a lot of time with one of the assistants named Akhil, who was my teacher on the sets.”
“The first time we spoke, he (Nag Ashwin) just said to me that I was in good hands. He doesn’t shout at actors either but whispers instructions in your ear.”