Saswata Chatterjee: Directors didn’t flood me with offers because I was Subhendu’s son

Saswata Chatterjee’s grounding in cinema had come from the fact that he is the son of Subhendu Chatterjee, perhaps the most underrated actors in the history of Bengali cinema. Yet, Subhendu had his own charm and enjoyed a decent fan following amidst the stardust of Uttam Kumar or Soumitra Chattopadhyay.
So, being a star kid, was it a boon or a bane? We asked Saswata as this question seems more relevant today, given the favouritism controversy in the film industry right now.
“Directors didn’t flood me with offers because I was Subhendu’s son. I had to overcome so many obstacles to find my foothold in the industry. It’s not true that a star kid will make it to the top easily becuase they also have to prove their talent. But it’s a fact that there were comparisons with Baba as he had such a magical screen presence and frankly speaking I score zero to that! I don’t Baba’s looks and I knew from the beginning that I would have to win the audience hearts with my acting. Baba couldn’t help me with acting tips as in those days we used to get the scripts of TV shows after reaching the sets. But I am so grateful to Robi Ghosh, who used to praise me a lot for whatever I did. It is because of him that I had grabbed the lead role in Kalpurush, my first Hindi serial. But yes, I miss Baba a lot and wish he was here to see whatever little I have achieved today,” said Saswata during a free-wheeling chat with ETimes.
On the work front, Saswata will next be seen in quite a few interesting films like Kamaleswar Mukherjee's 'Anusandhan', Saptaswa Basu's 'pratidwandi' and Raajhorshee De's ‘Abar Kanchenjungha’.