Straight Answers

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Rahul Bose</span>, actor & director, on his focus in reel & real life.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">To what extent is Rahul Bose present in the characters you portray on the screen?</span><br />When I play a character, that character is definitely not me. But then, it is not possible to portray a character by segregating oneself from him or her. To this extent, it is the character who is important — and not the ‘me’ in the character.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">What attracts you to reel roles?</span> What draws me to a certain role are factors out of the ordinary. That what is different attracts me. I see myself in movies with depth. I don’t see myself running around trees —I can’t connect with that. And I don’t believe in commercial cinema.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Of the films you have featured in, which one is your favourite?</span><br />Between English August, Bombay Boys and Split Wide Open, the last one — directed by Dev Benegal — is my favourite. It was really tough playing the character of KP aka Kut Price —a person who traverses the boundary between the upper middle-class and the urban poor.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Is there a writer in you?</span><br />I can’t really say. As of now, I don’t feel the urge to write. But, maybe, I might be tempted to do so later. Yes, I do write poetry like most people do.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">What next after Everybody Says I’m Fine?</span><br />My forthcoming films include Aparna Sen’s Mr And Mrs Iyer; and Jhankar Beats, which is debutant film-maker Sujoy Ghosh’s tribute to RD Burman.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Beyond films, the cause of animals appears to be your pet project.</span><br />I feel that if a film person can be of help to anyone, there’s nothing like it. In any case, animals need help and protection just as any other living being does.</div> </div>