I have not done anything gossipy: Priyanshu

Priyanshu Chatterjee…remember him? Well, he did create an impression with his debut film Tum Bin in 2001, in spite of the film not doing too well. But what happened to him after that we wonder. We did see him in some movies like Pinjar, Dil Ka Rishtaa and the recent Bhoothnath. But well, none of them really made us remember the actor the way we did post Tum Bin.

But not anymore. Looks like Priyanshu has finally got his most wanted break in a Rituparno Ghosh film based on Tagore's story Nouka Dubi about an accidental wife swap. "I've known Rituda for eight years now. He called me soon after Tum Bin in 2001 and we started talking about two or three different projects. Something or the other kept propping up and none of the projects could actually materialise. This time it looked like it could be worked out," said the excited actor.

Being a Bengali born and brought up in Delhi, Priyanshu thinks his cultural roots are a big help for the film. "Being a Bengali helps. I am used to wearing dhoti (kunchi deoa dhuti in Bengali style, as he puts it) during Pujo and other ceremonies. And, of course, knowing the language helps, too," gushed Priyanshu in crisp Bengali. Though the actor has not read the original story by Tagore, he says he has read the script and has fallen in love with it.

The movie is about wife swapping. "It's ACCIDENTAL wife swapping," clears the actor. Priyanshu excitedly told us all about his character too, "I'm playing a doctor from Kashi. He is also a musician. There's a lot of variety in the character." Well, a musical doctor sure sounds like a very 'special' variety.

As for his co-stars, though they haven't started working on the film yet, Priyanshu assures that they are 'very easy going and professional' people. Rituparno on the other hand, is a 'total class act' according to him. "He is a master of his craft. He knows how to use his actor's best. What he did with Kirron Kher in Bariwali and Jackie Shroff in Antarmahal was brilliant," continues Priyanshu. And guess what, though he forgot the name of Ghosh's first film Unishe April, he swore he liked it along with Antar Mahal and Chokher Bali.

The actor attributed his slow moving career to his not being from any film family and also because he had 'never gone out on a signing spree'. He agreed that Tum Bin was not very big and then nothing came his way for a really long time. But now he has Rituparno Ghosh's film in his kitty and he hopes that it'll give him the much wanted critical acclaim he deserves.

So, we asked him why we don't hear any gossip about him ever. In an industry where every newcomer has some or the other gossip to his or her name to give them the publicity they want, Priyanshu has more or less remained untarnished.

"I have not done anything gossipy in seven to eight years," says the actor. So, does that mean he did something before that? The only 'gossipy' fact about the star could however be this one lovemaking scene that he had done with Mahima Chaudhry in a Tanuja Chandra film. But then again, how many of us really knew about that?

From Tum Bin to Nouka Dubi…so what does the actor really want? With his career track so far, we're unable to quite understand whether he craves for commercial success or he wants critical acclaim as an actor. "First thing would be commercial recognition," says Priyanshu. "And with that a little acceptability as an actor," he sums up.

Well, we seriously hope he gets both. And with Nouka Dubi and Rituparno, we hope he finally gets what he wants.