Rajit Kapur starred on Byomkesh Bakshi. (Image courtesy: DDNational )
Strong points
- “He had a great sense of humor,” said Rajit Kapur
- “He had an extremely simple, no-frills approach,” said Rajit.
- “Simplicity as an approach was part of his creative work,” he added.
New Delhi:
Actor Rajit Kapur describes the first narration of the successful detective series Byomkesh Bakshi by Basu Chatterjee as “short” but the experience of working with the director of the series has left him an eternal lesson: always keep the simplicity. Basu Chatterjee, known for his relatable and light cinema brand with films such as Rajnigandha and Chitchor, died Thursday of age-related health problems. He was 93 years old. Rajit Kapur starred in the 1993 Doordarshan series Byomkesh Bakshi, directed by Basu Chatterjee. Calling Basu Chatterjee a “quick wit”, the actor told PTI news agency: “The man had a great sense of humor. He was not someone to get bogged down in a crisis or problems. He was extremely practical and always knew he would find a solution. “
“Never reluctantly but with a smile. When you take pictures, there are problems every day but he said” if not A, let’s look at B, if not that, then C “, added Mr. Kapur.
The actor described Basu Chatterjee as someone who continued to overcome obstacles one after the other., never stopping, and rarely sad. “That attitude kept him going. He would look for solutions and I learned this kind of practical approach from him. This is the approach he applied to his work.”
Although Byomkesh Bakshi, based on the character created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, has seen many versions, including a Bollywood film by Dibakar Banerjee, the TV series is often considered one of the best adaptations of the character on the screen.
The reason for the series’ popularity, said Kapur, was that even if the show was about a detective, it had the simplicity of the brand that you would associate with a Basu Chatterjee movie.
“He had an extremely simple and basic approach with no frills. He was straight to the point, which reflected the type of person he was: honest. If something didn’t work, he would say it. He was a person who made no sense. This simplicity is seen in his work, whether Rajnigandha, Chhoti Si Baat or even a detective series like Byomkesh“, he told PTI.
The actor told his colleagues in the series Yugantar suggested his name to the filmmaker for the titular role. When a meeting was scheduled with Basu Chatterjee, the Raazi The actor recalled that the filmmaker had offered him the role instantly.
“We met and in 10 minutes he said to me, ‘I want you to play this.’ We shot the series like a movie, went to the venue, and focused on the first 20 episodes. Byomkeshscene from his house in Versova, then we went to another important place. That’s how he planned it, “he said.
Rajit Kapur said that what was always true for the filmmaker was his ability to “go beyond” the chronicles. “Simplicity as an approach was part of his creative work. He was always looking for the nucleus. Many filmmakers ignore him today and talk about the periphery, the frills. But he never let go. The simplicity , the nucleus has always remained. ” he added.
Basu Chatterjee also had shows such as Priya Tendulkar-starrer Rajani, political satire Kakaji Kahin, based on the famous author Manohar Shyam Joshi novel Netaji Kahin and with Om Puri, and TV movie Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, an audience drama that was a remake of the star of Henry Fonda 12 angry men.
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