145;After Raincoat, you need Sunglass146;

You believe in using a lot of colour combinations in films. But Dosaris black and white8230;

Monochrome gives my work homogeneity. I think filmmakers have ignored the black and white medium a lot all these years. Colour combinations are very important to me. A lot has to do with the way Satyajit Ray used colours in his films. But for that I don8217;t have to come out of the black and white medium.

How is it handling direction, screenplay and lyrics on your own?

I did that for Raincoat and it was a great experience. When you handle everything on your own, you do get a better picture of things. But the day I get someone better to take care of the screenplay, I won8217;t hesitate to delegate work.

Ray got Pandit Ravi Shankar to do the music for his films. Would you like to do that too?

Ray directed music for most of his films. I am not doing that right now. I would not mind asking a contemporary maestro to help me with music. But getting compared to Ray all the time is like a trap. He was a skilled versatile filmmaker who gave us contemporary classics. And when people compare me to him I feel at a loss, because then I have to match up to his standards. I get uneasy when people put me in that frame.

Soccer and student politics interest people from Kolkata. Will you make a film on either?

It8217;s surprising, but soccer never interested me. However, I was interested in student politics during my days in Jadavpur University. Right now, I don8217;t have anything that will immediately click with the youth. You need something crisp for them.

Your films are inspired from litera-ture. How about theatre?

I will produce amateurish theatre laughs. Though I have watched a decent number of plays, I am not skilled enough for stage direction. But I always felt that Raincoat would be better as a play. I wouldn8217;t mind borrowing themes from theatre.

Did the chain of ceiling fan ads in Ray8217;s Seemabaddhaamuse you?

Laughs heartily Yes. But it would have amused your generation more, I think. It8217;s interesting how the language of advertising changes every six months, while the language of films remains the same.

What are your future projects?

I am working on a film called Sunglass. After raincoat, you need sunglasses, right? Actress Vidya Balan is interested in doing an acting workshop with me for another forthcoming film, Rahgir. I don8217;t have any big budget project on my mind right now.