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  Rituparna Sengupta is among the top actresses of Bengal. She has Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure,— Sweet is pleasure after pain.
won not only praises for her great acting but also numerous awards. She has charmed the audiences in While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered beasts, how can we expect any ideal conditions on this earth?
Bengal with sterling performances in Paromitar Ek Din, Alo and Nishijapon among others. She was last The happiness which brings enduring worth to life is not the superficial happiness that is dependent on circumstances. It is the happiness and contentment that fills the soul even in the midst of the most distressing of circumstances and most bitter environment. It is the kind of happiness that grins when things go wrong and smiles through the tears. The happiness for which our souls ache is one undisturbed by success or failure, one which will root deeply inside us and give inward relaxation, peace, and contentment, no matter what the surface problems may be. That kind of happiness stands in need on no outward stimulus.
seen in Bollywood films Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh and Unns: Love Forever. Rituparna talks to IndiaFM Don’t listen to friends when the Friend inside you says “Do this.”
about her latest venture Anuraanan and other movies as well.Tell us about Anuraanan and your role. Think where man’s glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends.
Anuraanan is a beautiful film on relationships. It shows emotions like love. It wonderfully portrays There are two kinds of teachers of the Morality of Death: the mystics of spirit and the mystics of muscle . . . those who believe in consciousness without existence and those who believe in existence without consciousness. . . . No matter how loudly they posture in the roles of irreconcilable antagonists, their moral codes are alike, and so are their aims: in matter — the enslavement of man’s body, in spirit — the destruction of his mind . . . make no mistake about the character of the mystics. To undercut your consciousness has always been their only purpose throughout the ages — and power, the power to rule you by force, has always been their only lust. . . . But it cannot be done to you without your consent. If you permit it to be done, you deserve it.
the essence and passion of a marriage and even friendship. The film shows that some relationships On coping with the march of time: It’s like a fire. It goes through a journey, and each stage is interesting. I don’t regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life’s full.
which are undefined are also very beautiful. Anuraanan shows marriage in a completely different way. For greed all nature is too little.
One should watch Anuraanan to feel the intensity of human relationships- be it before marriage or A lot of voters always cast their ballot for the candidate who seems to them to be one of the people. That means he must have the same superstitions, the same unbalanced prejudices, and the same lack of understanding of public finances that are characteristic of the majority. A better choice would be a candidate who has a closer understanding and a better education than the majority. Too much voting is based on affability rather than on ability.
after marriage or be it plain friendship. The film will have a mass impact and it will be loved by I do not believe you can do today’s job with yesterday’s methods and be in business tomorrow.
everybody. I play Nandita, Rahul Bose’s wife in the film. I play a very bubbly, full of life person In other words, the propositions of philosophy are not factual, but linguistic in character — that is, they do not describe the behaviour of physical, or even mental, objects; they express definitions, or the formal consequences of definitions. Accordingly we may say that philosophy is a department of logic. For we will see that the characteristic mark of a purely logical enquiry, is that it is concerned with the formal consequences of our definitions and not with questions of empirical fact.
with a very positive outlook towards life. My character takes life as it comes. She tries every Don’t confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.
moment to make her marriage beautiful and a success. One should watch Anuraanan to feel the Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn’t happen.
intensity of human relationships- be it before marriage or after marriage or be it plain friendship. As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.
Is it true that you sang impromptu in the film? Yes, I sang 4-5 lines in a song. I thought I All of the animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.
was sounding very raw in it and I wanted my voice to be dubbed by somebody else in that song. But my Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and never compare them with each other?
director (Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury ) insisted that my voice should remain as a part of that song. So, I broke my leg — after doing the first four days of A Midsummer’s Night Dream — at Big Bear in a toboggan accident where I was almost killed. I was in the front of the toboggan with three big guys in back of me with a lot of inertia of the heavy weight, and my foot slipped off the toboggan, went right in the snow and split me up the middle. If it hadn’t broken my femur at the exact time, I would have been killed. . . . While I was recuperating there (Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital) to get back on the set of A Midsummer’s Night Dream — they were waiting for me — where I did that entire picture in a plaster of Paris cast covered up by Olivia De Havilland’s dress . . . while I’m at the Presbyterian Hospital and I’m recuperating, my wife (Jan) is born on the 6th floor. Now that’s a billion-to-one shot.
is music an integral part of the film? Yes, music is a very vital part of the film. The music is When people have light in themselves, it will shine out from them. Then we get to know each other as we walk together in the darkness, without needing to pass our hands over each other’s faces, or to intrude into each other’s hearts.
different from the regular stuff. It is very interesting. There is a subtle feel to the music. It is AUCTIONEER, n. The man who proclaims with a hammer that he has picked a pocket with his tongue.
trendy and yet it is soothing. Do you think this film will be a trendsetter considering it is the If anyone would tell you the shortest, surest way to all happiness and perfection, he must tell you to make it a rule to yourself to thank and praise God for everything that happens to you. or it is certain that whatever seeming calamity happens to you, if you thank and praise God for it, you will turn it into a blessing.
first Bengali film to be shot in the UK? Yes, the film will create a definite impact. The film has AIR, n. A nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful Providence for the fattening of the poor.
been shot in London as it was the requirement of the storyline and has not been forced in the Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
picture. So, a lot of people will definitely take notice of it and like it. It is a very well made I can’t talk religion to a man with bodily hunger in his eyes.
film. I hope everybody likes it. How was it working with Rahul Bose, Rajat Kapoor and Raima Sen? It Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself, Till by broad spreading it disperse to nought.
was marvelous working with all of them. Rahul is very intense and a brilliant actor. Raima and I are Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.
good friends. We have worked together before in a film called Nishijapon. So we know each other. What is pleasanter that the tie of host and guest?
Even Rajat is a wonderful actor to work with. Rajat didn’t know Bengali. Did you help him out? No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right man in the right place.
Though Rajat didn’t know Bengali, he has done a great job. We all helped him with his language. The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
Since he is a fast learner, he did well. Anuraanan was initially sent to film festivals all over. Do Never drink black coffee at lunch; it will keep you awake all afternoon.
you prefer critical acclaim or commercial success? Well, I personally feel both are very important The basic teachings of the Upanishads are summed up in six great sayings (Mahavakyas). These are—- “I am Brahman” (Aham Brahmasmi). “The Self is Brahman” (Ayam Atma Brahma). “That thou art” (Tat tvam asi). “Intelligence is Brahman” (Prajnanam Brahma). “The Universe is Brahman” (Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma). “He am I” (So’ham). These are statements of the identity of the individual consciousness with the Absolute or Divine reality. They all derive from and merge into Om (AUM), the Divine Word of “I am all”.
for a film’s success. Films like Anuraanan which are really well made deserve success on both I love you, Not only for what you are, But for what I am When I am with you, Not only for what You have made of yourself, But for what You are making of me. I love you For the part of me That you bring out; I love you For putting your hand Into my heaped-up heart And passing over All the foolish, weak things That you can’t help Dimly seeing there, And for drawing out Into the light All the beautiful belongings That no one else had looked Quite far enough to find. I love you because you Are helping me to make Of the lumber of my life Not a tavern But a temple; Out of the works Of my every day Not a reproach But a song.
fronts. But from a different perspective, commercial success is more important as a lot of efforts When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
are put in the film. The investors put a lot of money and a fortune is at stake. So, appreciation in Fat, fair, and forty.
any form is really vital for any movie. Which has been your most memorable role? Many roles are I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to “play polo” with him; i.e., not to go at him bald-headed but to ride side by side with him and gradually edge him off your track. Never lose your temper with him. If you are in the right there is no need to, if you are in the wrong you can’t afford to.
close to my heart. I love the one in Rituparno Ghosh’s Dahan which won me a National Award. I also The engineer’s first problem in any design situation is to discover what the problem really is.
loved the title role I played in Aparna Sen’s Paromitar-Ek Din. My other memorable roles are True wit is Nature to advantage dress’d, What oft was thought, but ne’er so well express’d.
Nishijapon and the one in Alo. But my role in Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh actually got me recognition. You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both.
It was not those kinds of films where the heroine has nothing to do. My performance was noticed and A man can do no more than he thinks he can, but he usually does less then he thinks he does.
appreciated. I was recognized and remembered. My role in Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh actually The Savior desires to save us from our inadequacies as well as our sins. Inadequacy is not the same as being sinful — we have far more control over the choice to sin than we may have over our innate capacity. . . . A sense of falling short or falling down is not only natural but essential to the mortal experience. Still, after all we can do, the Atonement can fill that which is empty, straighten our bent parts, and make strong that which is weak.
got me recognition. It was not those kinds of films where the heroine has nothing to do. You No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of Truth.
have been working more in offbeat films? Why don’t you do commercial more? Back in Kolkata, I have Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.
done both offbeat and commercial cinema. So I am recognized as having both films’ image there. But With love and patience, nothing is impossible.
as far as Hindi films are concerned, people draw up an image of yours really fast. So breaking from Love not what you are, but what you may become.
the mould, I have a commercial look in both my upcoming Love Game and Gauri-The Unborn. So I am The more you say, the less people remember.
trying to build my image carefully in Mumbai in a subtle way. As far as Hindi films are Second Witch By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. Open, locks, Whoever knocks!
concerned, people draw up an image of yours really fast. How is it different working in the Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius, who are often too full to be exact, and therefore they choose to throw down their pearls in heaps before the reader, rather than be at the pains of stringing them.
Hindi film industry and the Bengali film industry? Well I am the No.1 actress in Bengal but I still La rama que crece torcida nunca se endereza. A branch that grows crooked, or that is crooked from the beginning, will never straighten out. If you don’t learn right from wrong early on, or if you don’t learn manners when you are young, you will never learn them later.
have to prove myself in Mumbai. So, they are two different things. I still have a long way to go as We clearly realize that freedom’s inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
I have not reached a stage where I can be paired with Aamir Khan. All I have to do is spend more There is a history in all men’s lives.
time and do quality work in Mumbai which is not going to be an easy job. I am optimistic and A man on a date wonders if he’ll get lucky. The woman already knows.
concentrating on the path to my success. I believe in survival of the fittest. I just have to prove The doer alone learneth.
my talent here or else it is of no use. My talent has to connect to people and they should It’s no accident that capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge. Bureaucracy is the death of any achievement.
appreciate it. In Bengal I am recognized and many people-my family, friends and fans have many To value ourselves, we must feel that our efforts are valued by others.
expectations from me. So I have to live up to their expectations and prove myself. Rituparna speaks I am the Captain of the Pinafore ; And a right good captain too! . . . . And I’m never, never sick at sea! What, never? No, never! What never? Hardly ever! He’s hardly ever sick at sea! Then give three cheers, and one cheer more, For the hardy Captain of the Pinafore!
on her other forthcoming films. BBD. BBD is a Hindi film. It stands for Binoy Baadal Dinesh which Live and radiate the principles of the gospel
are the names of three different characters. BBD is a political thriller with a unique subject Be nice to people on your way up because you’ll need them on your way down.
directed by Anjan Dutt. The music has been given by Neel Dutt. It stars Kay Kay Menon, Naseeruddin The glory of a people, and of an age, is always the work of a small number of great men, and disappears with them.
Shah, and Jimmy Shergill among others. My character is a Hindu girl who is the wife of Kay Kay A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.
Menon’s character. She is a very dignified lady. There is a lot of turmoil in her life. Since she is A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
a cop’s wife, she is shown to be compromising on a lot of things. Gauri-The Unborn. Gauri- The A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.
Unborn should be releasing somewhere around in August- September. It stars Atul Kulkarni and Anupam For a deadly blow let him pay with a deadly blow: it is for him who has done a deed to suffer.
Kher along with me. It is produced by R. Mohan who is also the producer of Chandni Bar. Gauri-The No dream comes true until you wake up and go to work.
Unborn is a romantic and a mystery movie as well. There is a strong connection between the romance FIDELITY, n. A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
and the mystery which I am obviously not going to reveal! It is a very performance oriented He’s truly valiant that can wisely suffer The worst that man can breathe, and make his wrongs His outsides, to wear them like his raiment, carelessly, And ne’er prefer his injuries to his heart, To bring it into danger.
commercial film. Songsoy. Songsoy is a Bengali film that has been released. It is a heroine-oriented Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be a part of.
film about a young widow and her troublesome life. It’s about how she is torn between her status as Land of Heart’s Desire Where beauty has no ebb, decay no flood, But joy is wisdom, time an endless song.
a widow and the relationship she has with somebody. This is my second film which has been featured Judas had given them the slip.
in The Indian Panorama. Love Game. Love Game is a flick with Randeep Hooda. It is a hilarious yet Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown.
emotional film. It is a very practical film and deals with day to day situations very pragmatically. I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. Rich is better.
It is directed by Srinivas- the director of Paisa Vasool. Saab, Chai Paani. Saab, Chai Paani has A pleasing land of drowsyhead it was.
been completed though I don’t know when it is going to be released. It is directed by Manish Gupta Matters of religion should never be matters of controversy. We neither argue with a lover about his taste, nor condemn him, if we are just, for knowing so human a passion.
who has written the stories of Sarkar and James. It is a dark film and the script of which is very The golden hours on angel wings Flew o’er me and my dearie; For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary.
good. It stars Sonu Sood and Om Puri. Sonu Sood is a good cop and I again play a good cop’s wife in The only lifelong, reliable motivations are those that come from within, and one of the strongest of those is the joy and pride that grow from knowing that you’ve just done something as well as you can do it.
this. The story is how the good cop is driven to corruption because of helpless circumstances and I can believe anything, provided it is incredible.
how he along with his wife deals with it. Gurudakshina. Gurudakshina has been delayed for some People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
reason. Its director is Ashwini Chaudhary. Sirf. Sirf is directed by Rajatesh Nayyar who has been University President: Why is it that you physicists always require so much expensive equipment? Now the Department of Mathematics requires nothing but money for paper, pencils, and erasers . . . and the Department of Philosophy is better still. It doesn’t even ask for erasers.
assisting Raj Kumar Santoshi. The film stars Kay Kay Menon, Manisha Koirala, Ranvir Shorey and That’s what it was to be alive. To move about in a cloud of ignorance; to go up and down trampling on the feelings of those about you. To spend and waste time as though you had a million years. To be always at the mercy of one self-centered passion, or another. Now you know — that’s the happy existence you wanted to go back to. Ignorance and blindness.
Parvin Dabbas. Parvin plays an ad guy and I play his simple wife who has come to live in Mumbai from If you feel sad, laugh.
Jabalpur. It’s the story about the meeting of these people with different perspectives. People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can’t do.
 

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