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Tuhina thrilled to play Brinda in ‘Ghawre Bairey Aaj’

Tuhina Das first came into foray with Arindam Sil’s ‘Asche Abar Shabor’ in a key role. Next the talented actress raised eyebrows in a small role in Kaushik Ganguly’s Drishtikone’. Now, a major career breakthrough awaits Tuhina. She will share the screen space with industry biggies Jisshu Sengupta and Anirban Bhattacharya in national award winning director Aparna Sen’s next ‘Ghawre Bairey Aaj’ a modern day take on Rabindranath Tagore’s novel ‘Ghare Baire’.

Tagore’s ‘Ghawre Bairey’ is all about the love triangle of Nikhilesh, his wife Bimala and his friend Sandip. When Bimala realises the complex emotions of her relationship with Sandip, it marks her growth as a person.

Tuhina Das plays Brinda in Aparna Sen’s film which is a modern take on the character Bimala played by Swatilekha Sengupta in the Satyajit Ray’s 1984 classic ‘Ghare Baire’.

The young actress says playing an idealistic modern day young lady from Jharkhand gave her the chance to explore so many variations in her acting credentials. Be it the local dialects of Jharkhand or classical music; it’s a learning curve for Tuhina: “I used to learn classical music, so Rina di (Aparna Sen) used my voice for a classical song in the film. Let’s see whether people like it or not. Rina di’s film means women from a different perspective. Here my character Brinda is not just Nikhilesh’s wife from the beginning; she has her own childhood, political ideology. With all these come the complexities in relationships, a love triangle.”

She is also over the moon after working with Aparna Sen. “Rina di is a great person. You won’t believe how she pampers her actors. She knows exactly what she wants from the team. And also she is a really sweet person, so down to earth. In a word, it’s a remarkable experience for me,” said Tuhina.

While Anirban Bhattacharya will be seen as Nikhilesh, Jisshu Sengupta essays the character of Sandip. In 1984 these two roles were supremely enacted by Victor Banerjee and Soumitra Chatterjee respectively in Satyajit Ray’s screen adaptation of the same novel.