Raj Chakrabarty still stuck on south

The director plays a veshti-clad south Indian, who teaches people how to jump off the bridge in Srijit Mukherji���������s ���������Hemlock Society���������; more such collaborations are in the offing
You can make an actor out of a director, but you can���������t take the south out of him. Raj Chakrabarty, who���������s wowed the masses with a battery of hits remade from south Indian films, has put in a breakout performance in Srijit Mukherji���������s ���������Hemlock Society��������� that releases next month.His character? Setu Venkatraman, a veshti-clad south Indian who teaches people how to jump off a bridge and die perfectly.
���������South amar pichhon chharchhe na,��������� smiles Raj, when we ask him about his role in ���������Hemlock���������, which tells the story of an organization that teaches people to commit suicide with dignity. ���������One of the biggest take-homes from this film was that I got to work as an actor with veterans like Soumitra Chatterjee, Sabitri Chatterjee, Bratya Basu, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Sudeshna Roy,��������� says the director of hits like ���������Chirodini... Tumi Je Amar��������� and ���������Challenge���������. All the senior actors play teachers who conduct classes on various types of suicide.
Himself a hit director, didn���������t Raj face any problems working with fellow filmmaker Srijit? ���������Not at all. In this film I was just an actor, so there was no question of an ego clash. In fact, he had a role in ���������Nayika���������, my serial. There���������s a lot to learn from him, especially the way he conceives and presents a character,��������� Raj stresses. A source tells us there are more roles in store for Raj ��������� he will shoot on Sunday for Raja Chanda���������s ���������Challenge 2���������, where he plays a director. ���������Challenge��������� had been directed by Raj.
Raj adds that there are more collaborations in the offing with Srijit. He���������ll direct ���������Yo Devi Sarvabhuteshu���������, the script for which is by the ���������Hemlock��������� maker.