At the premiere of "Laptop", Ananya Chatterjee was hardly visible. The reason was that the actor was a little jittery about what people would have to say about her performance. That she has been choosy is known in the industry. But what became a greater pressure was whether people would appreciate her performance in a film she accepted even while rejecting quite a few others.
Says Ananya, "I am always edgy at my film's premiere. Even when I got the National Award for "Abohomaan", I wasn't sure if my performance was very good. I got so many calls from people saying that they loved my acting.
But I guess, I am the kind who is never satisfied with my performance. The same thing happened with "Laptop". This was the first movie I signed after "Abohomaan" and I knew that people would want to know how I fared. I took Sabudi (Sabitri Chattopadhyay) along to the premiere. I wanted to leave midway but couldn't because it was only proper that I wait for the film to end and return along with her. So, the moment the film got over, we sneaked out." Meanwhile, Ananya is gearing up to begin shooting for Agnidev Chatterjee's next. "I am playing a sex worker who gets raped when she goes to a disc," she says.
The recent Park Street incident seems like an obvious springboard for the movie's storyline. But Ananya isn't too sure how the script will be written. "Only 40 per cent of the script is done. I don't know how it is going to shape up," she insists. What about talks that she is essaying the role that was rejected by
Swastika Mukherjee? "There have been so many roles that I have refused. Someone else has then gone on to do that role. Why should I bother about who has refused the role that I will be doing? My idea is to give my best to a movie. That's something I will do. The rest is not my concern," she signs off.