Saswata Chatterjee | Bob Biswas
'Why will I be disappointed?' Saswata Chatterjee on Abhishek Bachchan replacing him as Bob Biswas
New Delhi/IBNS: Actor Saswata Chatterjee, who received wide acclaim for his performance as mild-mannered assassin 'Bob Biswas' in Sujoy Ghosh's 2012 film Kahaani, said he is not "bothered" about Abhishek Bachchan replacing him as the contract-killer in the 2021 film by the same title.
In an interview with the Hindustan Times, Chatterjee said he is not "upset" about Abhishek Bachchan replacing him in the film.
"Why should I be disappointed? They are making it for the Hindi market; they will look for a bigger name. I did the film in 2012, why will I be bothered about it being made in 2021? I did several characters in between. If I was upset, I would have come out and given so many statements... I didn't bother," he told HT.
Chatterjee said he has not watched Bob Biswas yet.
"I was proud of myself because I just did a role for 10 minutes. If a full-length feature film is happening with someone whose name is Abhishek Bachchan, then I'm indeed proud," he said.
The 2021 Diya Annapurna Ghosh-directed film is a standalone spin-off on Bob Biswas, a serial killer originally introduced in her father Sujoy Ghosh's 2012 film featuring Vidya Balan in lead role.
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