Srijit Mukherji’s latest offering ‘Vinci Da’ has hit the box office bull’s eye. While his previous two thrillers ‘Baishe Srabon’ and ‘Chotushkone’ were more cerebral in plotting, structure and treatment, ‘Vinci Da’ is an emotional journey of human psyche. We asked the noted director – is it intentional?

“Yes, you can say ‘Vinci Da’ is more of a philosophical thriller. It sheds light on the ethics of right and wrong, the thin line between the two words, the definition of law and justice. I made it Psychologically a more complicated thriller,” explains Srijit.

The acclaimed director also revealed why he decided to make a thriller: “After I made Baishe Srabon, there were many offers to make ‘Teishe’, ‘Chchobish’ and so on, just like after Chotushkone there was a demand for pentagon, hexagon. But we Bengalis love to visit different places every year for the vacations, so I decided to go for a thriller this time. Bengali cinema has a typical complex considering the lack of infrastructure, resources, but what we have is a huge treasure of human capital. People heap praise on Baahubali, and rightly so, but tell me is Nagarkirtan any less of an achievement? The thing is we can also make great cinematic content amid limitations. We can write our way to greatness with what little we have – and Vinci Da, for me, is a tribute to that particular spirit as embodied by Somnath (the popular makeup artist), who triggered this idea with the work he has done in recent times.”