Parambrata shares his secret behind juggling between acting and direction

An actor who loves to wear different hats, that’s what Parambrata Chatterjee is all about. He runs a small production unit, directs films but is a bit choosy about his projects keeping a decent gap between directorial works. At the same time, actor Parambrata is much in demand in Tollywood, in Bangladesh and even in Bollywood.
When the actor-director was asked how the acting process has evolved for him over the years he promptly says he doesn’t like to think too much while taking an acting assignment.
“With age, maturity and experience, I have learned that it is not always very feasible to overthink. In case of characters you really wish to sink your teeth into, you intellectualize it and then it is important to unlearn that completely and just do your own stuff. Earlier I used to overintellectualise things… because I am probably a bit of an intellectual-minded person. If you overintellectualize, then you start developing preconceived notions about the character and how that shoot is going to happen.
Ultimately you are going there as an actor. You really cannot dictate all that stuff. Borojor tumi ekta poramorsho ditey paro. Think about it… but go there as a clean slate. Your slate also has to learn to absorb feedback from others. As an actor, you may not like it but then kichhu korar nei. That person is the director, you have to rely on him or her at the end of the day. I feel finally, it is just about going there and getting it done,” explained Parambrata whose latest directorial ‘Abhijaa’, the biopic on Soumitra Chattopadhyay earned accolades.