Sushant Singh Rajput: Didn’t watch any detective series for ‘Byomkesh Bakshy

“Dibakar (Dibakar Banerjee) very categorically told me not to watch any films or TV series that have been already made on Byomkesh Bakshi. Whatever I had was the script….whatever inputs Dibakar gave to me, I worked on that,” Sushant Singh Rajput said at the film’s trailer launch.

However, once they completed the movie, both Sushant and Dibakar sat down together and saw all the content that had been done on the character in the past.

“We thought whenever we appreciate something, we subconsciously GET affected by that and unknowingly we start aping it. I think that was the reason why he told me not to watch anything,” added the “Kai Po Che!” actor.

Sushant Singh Rajput says they are satisfied with the final cut of the film.

“Whatever we did was new. It was our own interpretation. And after completing the film, we both felt satisfied,” he said.

The film is set in the 1940s and is scheduled for a worldwide release April 3. It marks the Bollywood debut of Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee.

I feel like a Bengali: Sushant Singh Rajput

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who will be seen in Dibakar Banerjee’s “Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!”, says at times he feels like he is a Bengali.

The film, based on fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshy, is set in Kolkata during the 1940s.

“My director and I went there (Kolkata) before starting the film’s shooting. Dibakar told me all the things related to Kolkata and food was an integral part,” Sushant said at the trailer launch of the film.

“I’ve tried the six-course meal. Mishti Doi, all the sweets, Maachh Bhaat and I love them.

“It was very unfortunate that I did not connect to Kolkata before this film. So, during the research I stayed there for quite a few days…and did my homework. Now, I feel like I’m a Bengali,” he added.

But the actor didn’t take Bengali classes for the film, which will release April 3.