![]() ![]() ![]() Many filmmakers today ignore that and talk about the periphery, the frills. "Simplicity as an approach was part of his creative work. Kapur said what always remained true for the film-maker was his ability to "go beyond" in chronicling stories. In those, we shot all Byomkesh's scene of his house in Versova, then we went to another important location. "We met and within 10 minutes he told me 'I want you to play this.' We shot the series as a film, we went location wise and focused on the first 20 episodes. When a meeting was fixed with Chatterjee, the 'Raazi' actor recalled that the film-maker offered him the part instantly. The actor said his colleagues from the series 'Yugantar' suggested his name to the filmmaker for the titular role. "That simplicity is seen in his work, be it 'Rajnigandha', 'Chhoti Si Baat' or even a detective series like 'Byomkesh.'" He'd straight get to the point, which was reflective to the kind of person he was: honest. "He had an extremely simple, basic approach with no frills attached. The reason behind the popularity of the series, Kapur explained, was that even though the show was about a detective, it had the trademark simplicity one would associate with a Chatterjee film. Though 'Byomkesh Bakshi', based on the character created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, saw many versions, including a Bollywood film by Dibakar Banerjee, the TV series is often credited as one of the best adaptations of the character on screen. That's the approach he applied to his work." ![]() He'd look for solutions and I've learnt that kind of practical approach from him. ^ 'Byomkesh Bakshi (1993, 1997) Episode List'."That attitude kept him going. ![]()
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