Swastika Mukherjee: Nothing can get better than a Dibakar Banerjee and YRF film

Swastika plays Angoori Devi, a 1943 film star, in the film. The multi-layered character is an unpredictable woman, who is as much of a mystery to Byomkesh (Sushant Singh Rajput) as to the audience. Naturally, the 34-year-old actress is excited about her role.
"The base line is that she is a 1943 film star. She has white, black, grey and every other shade...She is a mystery.
Byomkesh is always trying to test who she exactly is.
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Generally, film stars reveal their true side when they are alone but Angoori Devi does not even do that, so no one gets to know what's for real and reel," Swastika said.
Evident from the film's trailers, Byomkesh and Angoori have an intriguing awkwardness and tension between them.
Explaining the complexity of their relationship, Swastika said, "That tension was needed because that is how their relationship is. Byomkesh does not want her to know that he is following her."
The actress shared that Dibakar purposely did not introduce her to Sushant before the shoot to keep the awkwarness intact.
"He did not want us to interact because he wanted us to be natural. It is like how a girl would react, who is meeting a stranger and then acting in physical proximity with him....
Dibakar wanted to capture that. And it worked well for our film because that tension is palpable," she said.
Happy with her Bollywood launch, Swastika has a long list of directors that she wants to work with.
"After a 12-year-old career in an industry, you want to try new things, like new directors, actors and stories. Nothing can get better than a Dibakar Banerjee and YRF film. I now have a huge list of directors I want to work with like Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane," she said.
"Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!", produced by YashRaj Films, releases on April 3.
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