Dibyendu Bhattacharya: Anurag Kashyap Kept His Promise Of Giving Me Chunnilal In ‘Dev.D’ – FilmyVoice
Actor Dibyendu Bhattacharya, who is understood for his work in movies like ‘Black Friday’, ‘Maqbool’, ‘B.A. Move’, ‘Lootera’ and others, has shared that auteur Anurag Kashyap saved his promise of casting him in his cult movie ‘Dev.D’, which lately clocked 15 years of its launch.
‘Dev.D’ marks a big chapter in Hindi cinema echoing inventive brilliance and has been hailed for its path-breaking storytelling and bringing in a brand new daybreak in Hindi cinema.
Strolling down the reminiscence lane, Dibyendu shared: “When Anurag was making ‘Dev.D’, I had expressed my need to play Chunnilal as I’ve all the time been very eager to work with him. At the moment, Anurag’s ‘Black Friday’ had obtained a keep order, and the movie’s future was in the dead of night. Anurag instructed me that in case ‘Black Friday’ doesn’t launch, he might need to take a extra celebrated actor to play Chunnilal and if the movie releases he’ll solid me.”
He additional talked about that after an extended wait of three years, not solely did ‘Black Friday’ see the sunshine but additionally did properly.
“Anurag made an official announcement within the newspapers asserting Abhay Deol as ‘Dev.D’ and me as Chunnilal. It was like a beacon of hope to all of the actors who had been struggling. I recall Nawaz (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) additionally calling to congratulate me. Can’t imagine it has been 15 years since then.”
The success and recognition that adopted the movie’s launch not solely validated Dibyendu’s wait but additionally solidified his place as a director’s actor. The actor has, since then, given memorable performances in acclaimed tasks comparable to ‘Rocket Boys Season 1 & 2’, ‘Jamtara season 1 & 2’, ‘Maharani season 2’ and others.
He has ‘Poacher’ for Prime Video and a Bengali movie titled ‘Bonobibi’ within the pipeline.
