Controversy's child Shweta Basu Prasad in Bengali film?

A year after a Hyderabad court cleared her in the alleged sex racket bust, Shweta Basu Prasad will be seen on screen again. This time, in a Bengali film.
She's seen more ups and downs in life than most 24-year-olds. She worked with Shabana Azmi in Makdee at 11, got hailed as a future star -and then disappeared down the dark alleys that lead away from showbiz's starry paths.
The film is Ek Nodir Golpo: The Tale of a River. Shweta worked on it when she was 15 and the film was in the cans for nine years. But now that it is releasing this August, Shweta couldn't be happier.
She only wishes director Samir Chanda was still alive to share her joy . ���Samir uncle was the art director of Makdee. This is an adaptation of a Sunil Ganguly short story . He narrated the script to my par ents, but I was in Class IX and they thought I should concen trate on my board exams.
Then, Vishal Bhardwaj read the script, loved it and con vinced my parents," says Shweta, who's half-Bengali, can speak the language fluently and is a self-confessed Srijit Mukherji fan.
Shweta remained camped up with the unit in rural Bengal for a month. ���It was the end of 2006 and the movie was set in the 1960s. Not only did all of us stay together, Mithun Chakraborty -the film's lead -would often cook for us. I'm happy that the film is finally hitting the theatres and it's my first release in a long, long time,��� adds Shweta, who now works as a script consultant with a production house in Mumbai.
The actress, who has received several offers in the past year, says nothing has got her excited. ���Since my mother is a Bengali, I'm clued into Tollywood. Srijit is my FB friend and I've watched all his films, including Nirbaak, which I thought was beautiful. I can't stop praising his movies. I also watched Asha Jaoar Majhe and Belaseshe in Mumbai. More roles from Bengal are welcome,��� she said.
But in Bengal, where people are quick to jump to conclusions, will the controversy have an impact on the film's future? Incidentally , the father-daughter relationship tale was part of the competition section at the 38th edition of IFFI, Goa. Producer Kaustuv Roy , who will be distributing the film, thinks not. ���Shweta did a fantastic job. To me, that's what matters,��� he said.