Soumitra Chatterjee on a suicide mission

We���ve shown you exclusive stills of Parambrata Chatterjee and Koel Mallick. We told you Raj Chakraborty plays a south Indian suicide instructor. And here���s the latest scoop from Hemlock Society, this summer���s most awaited Bengali release. Soumitra Chatterjee plays Colonel Samaresh Bagchi ��� a no-nonsense army officer who���s looking for a way to end his life.
Though it���s a guest appearance, director Srijit Mukherji is thrilled to bits to have the Dadasaheb Phalke winner in his film on a school that trains people in the art of suicide.���For the role of Col Samaresh Bagchi, I couldn���t think of any actor other than Soumitrada. The role required someone with tremendous screen presence. There are also some dialogues, which have to be spoken by someone with a towering personality. So, who apart from Soumitrada to play such a heavyweight character?��� asks Srijit.
Soumitra too is happy working with the ���young director���. ���I enjoyed working with Srijit. It���s a guest appearance and I just shot for a day. I���ve done around 400 films of which at least 100 are by young directors! So, it���s not new for me to work with fresh faces,��� he says.
So, what is Soumitra���s role like in the film? ���He plays a student who has enrolled himself in Hemlock Society to learn ways to commit suicide. I gave him a very strict look.��� And how was it working with the veteran? ���Working with him was a dream come true. I still remember Soumitrada called me up to congratulate me after he watched Autograph. When I approached him this time with the role, he gave his nod,��� adds Srijit.
The director admits he was nervous while working with Soumitra. ���All my shoots are like one long adda. But the day Soumitrada was supposed to shoot, everyone was quiet. Once he started talking, people were at ease. He���s achieved so much in his career, but even now he���s hungry for good work. That���s just amazing! In fact, he wasn���t too well the day we shot, but Soumitrada did not let that show up on screen.���