Time to get serious: Biswanath

Biswanath Basu means ���������serious��������� business, if you go by his latest. The actor, who is known to tickle the funnybone, will be seen doing some serious stuff in Kamaleshwar���������s next, Uro Chithi.
The film that also stars Rajatava Dutta, Rudranil Ghosh, Swastika Mukherjee and Indraneil Sengupta revolves around 10 SMSes. ���������The plot unveils with these text messages getting deleted one by one,��������� says Biswanath, adding, ���������My role in the film is that of a guy who comes from a humble background but happens to be optimistic about life.Rii plays my wife, who will be shown cheating on me.��������� The script of the film has been penned by Kamaleshwar and the shooting is all set to begin in June. This apart, Biswanath will be seen in a string of films ��������� Arindam Ganguly���������s Chalo Potol Tuli, Anindya Sarkar���������s Keu Bole Buro Bham, Ajit Banerjee���������s Nachni, Pallav Ghosh���������s Kachhe Achho Tumi, Jeet Dutta���������s Potadar Kirti, Raja Sen���������s Laboratory, and dance director Murli Master���������s untitled venture. ���������The story of Kachhe Achho... revolves around a girl (Swastika) whose boyfriend has gone missing. The film also stars Jisshu Sengupta and I play his friend,��������� he says.
It isn���������t as if the actor is giving up on comedy altogether. Murli Master���������s debut venture is a simple comedy woven around a well-written script. This film too stars Jisshu. The actor has also signed a megaserial after a long break.��������� In Subarnalata too, I play a serious role ��������� a man who distrusts his wife. Ananya Chatterjee plays the title role,��������� says Biswanath. Ask him whether his break from television was a conscious decision and he quips, ���������Television has always been my favourite medium.What I am today is because of TV. In the past few years, I was so caught up with my big screen commitments that I hardly got time for serials. But I continued anchoring shows.���������
There���������s more. The actor is excited about his trip to Qatar on April 14 with Neel, Rupanjana Mitra and Tanima Sen for the stand-up comedy, I Laugh You. ���������We are going to do a Poila Boisakh special for Qatar-based Bengalis,��������� the actor signs off.
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