Imaad Shah's Tolly debut

Imaad Shah is making his debut in a Bengali film. The actor was in Sri Lanka recently to shoot for Q's 'Tasher Desh'. Having completed the shooting, he is now back in India.
Speaking about his role in the movie, Rii says, 'Imaad has played Ruitan in the movie. I have played Haratani. Most of his scenes are with me. We went to Sri Lanka at the end of last month and started the rehearsals.Imaad joined our unit soon after.'
Shooting for the Sri Lankan leg of the film happened between October 6 and 21.Wasn't it difficult for Imaad to do a Bengali movie? 'In the film, we had actors from all over the world, including those from Belgium and Sri Lanka. Language was never an issue for us. We wanted talented actors on board. Imaad did rehearsals with us in Bengali. He is a quiet boy and all of us in the unit used to call him Himadri. The interesting bit is that he would even answer us when we addressed him this way. Every time I was shooting with him, I was reminded of Naseeruddin Shah in 'Mirch Masala'. In some serious scenes, he would deliver the lines in such a fashion that I would start giggling. But it was good fun,' Rii adds. Shooting for the Kolkata leg of the movie will begin from November 14.