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Jisshu Sengupta reveals why it was difficult for him to shoot for ‘Uma’

Over the past few years, actor Jisshu Sengupta has become a close friend to director Srijit Mukherji after working with him in several box office hits. Wild rumours often claim that he only prefers to work with Srijit. Nobody questions their compatibility but when shooting for ‘Uma’, Jisshu had to deal with a difficult time on the sets.

The popular actor, during a recent interview, reportedly revealed watching his own daughter Sara playing a terminally ill child wasn’t easy for a father. Not only Jisshu, even co-actors Anjan Dutt, Srabanti, Sayantika, Anirban Bhattacharya too allegedly felt a tremendous emotional pang when playing their part.

‘Uma’ narrates an emotional story of a little girl (Sara Sengupta) suffering from a terminal disease. She wants to visit Kolkata, for the last time, to witness Durga Puja in autumn. But her father (Jisshu Sengupta) is in a fix because it’s only the month of March and the little girl doesn’t have much time left. So, her father contacts a relatively unsuccessful filmmaker (Anjan Dutt) in order to recreate Durga Puja with his crew.