Jisshu Sengupta has an impressive film lineup down South

Slowly but surely he’s becoming a name to reckon with in South. Not only that, Jisshu Sengupta’s stellar performances in films like ‘Aswathama’ and ‘Bheeshma’ have proved to be a significant factor for his forthcoming projects. According to industry sources, the ‘Ghawre Baire Aaj’ actor is set to play the main antagonist in Chiranjeevi’s upcoming film ‘Acharya’. There are reports that the film’s director Koratala Siva had opted for Jisshu for the negative role only after watching his powerful performance in ‘Aswathama’. Director Koratala Siva, as we have seen in his previous films, believes that a tough baddie can only make a film’s narrative more impactful, and he usually works with strong antagonists in his films. Signing a seasoned performer like Jisshu will surely raise the intensity and the action sequences in his upcoming film. Interestingly, When Jisshu started shooting the director initially felt he stands vindicated for choosing him in a negative role. Being a terrific actor, Jisshu reportedly excelled in his character impressing even Chiranjeevi. Meanwhile, Jisshu has quite a few interesting films lined up in the coming months. While he will be seen as Shoban Babu in the Jayalalitha biopic ‘Thalaivi’, starring Kangana Ranaut, the Bengali actor has also been cast in Rahul Sankrityan's period film ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ also starring Nani, Sai Pallavi, Krithi Shetty, and Madonna Sebastian. On his Bollywood front, be it Bikram Roy, husband of Rani Mukerji’s tough-talking top cop in ‘Mardaani’ and its sequel or husband of Kangana Ranaut’s legendary Rani Lakshmibai in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019), Jisshu has excelled in roles of independent-minded women characters’ partners over the last few years. He had stepped into Bollywood with a significant body of work in Bengali film industry. This includes films with the likes of Rituparno Ghosh and Srijit Mukherji. However, for Jisshu he has never been a “Bengali actor” but an “Indian actor”, as Rituparno Ghosh once advised him to be. “Ritu da told me that we all make Indian films, only in different languages, so I solely believe I am an Indian actor part of Indian films,” he shares with ETimes during an exclusive chat. Asked what the big difference between the Bengali and Hindi film industry is, he mentions the money factor. "Money (is the difference). It is the only thing because Bengal industry is smaller and Hindi has an international market. The only difference between the two industries is the money. Other filming aspects of the entire production are the same," the popular actor revealed.