Locket loves playing second fiddle

She has been in the industry for a long time now, but the audience can either see her in character roles or playing second fiddle to the leading lady. But Locket Chatterjee has no qualms as long as her character adds value to the script.
���������The concept of lead roles has changed with time. In Sekhar Das��������� Chorer Bou, I essay the chor���������s (Rudranil) better half.That way, it���������s the lead role. But, Rituparna and Ritwick are also playing pivotal roles,��������� she reasons, adding, ���������When I joined the industry, directors weren���������t willing to cast a newcomer in the lead. To get a foothold in the industry, I had to do character roles,��������� she says.
Not keen on divulging details about her role in CB, the actor says, ���������Though my character will generate a lot of laughter, the audience is bound to feel bad for her.��������� Locket is presently busy shooting for Joy Mukherjee���������s Ogo Bidheshini with Abhishek Chatterjee and Sohini Paul. ���������It���������s a lead role,��������� she shoots back. Her role in Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha���������s Prem By Chance is also interesting. ���������My character���������s marriage is called off and she remains a spinster for life.���������
What about her role in the soap, Binnidhaner Khoi, which comes on screen off and on? ���������It���������s a cameo. My track is aired when I���������ve the dates,��������� she laughs, adding that though her roles evoke sympathy, in real, she can���������t be more ���������bindaas���������.
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