00:41And, what is it? Baggi Chatterjee. Baggi Chatterjee.
00:48So, I, those were my early fiction. And, what is good about Malayana's literature is that we have translated every important work from Bengali to Malayana.
00:59The revenge has not happened. Because, when Bengalis think they are the, they have to feed a lot.
01:07Calcutta is, I feel at home when I come to Calcutta.
01:13I, I have been coming to Calcutta for a long time. Long before I, in fact, started making feature films. Even, so I remember all that. Even before that.
01:24So, Calcutta was a, a very rough place. Good people. Very, you know, people were, they were very social. Very, very kind. And easily provoked also.
01:42There is something common between Malayana's and the Bengalis.
01:49That's very common. I think it is the rice and the fish. The rice eating and the fish eating. This must be common about it.
01:57You know, you see, I, from time to time, I take a long, I take a long interval between films. Because, basically, each film reflects, in some way, my concerns.
02:10It is concerned about things that are around us, around one's own life and also the society you live in. The country in which you live. All this will get reflected in your work.
02:25You, you respond to it in a completely different way. You are not going to, you know, you are willing to the slogans. Not at all.
02:32You know, it has to be very quietly told. It has to be very quietly understood. You know, it should seep into some people's minds.
02:41So, they may not suddenly get up and react with it. And they may not. When you, but you will carry this film with you.
02:50That's very important. It becomes, forms a part of your culture. That's very important.
02:58It's not that you can leave behind in the cinema. When you see a film and go out. It should take, you should, the audience should take it with them. That's very important.
03:10And if I have nothing to say, then I wouldn't make a film. Yes. Because there are, it is almost ten years since I made my last film.
03:21So, people keep asking me, you know, so you are not making any more films. I tell them, look, I have not given up. But then, I may make a film. Quite possible. That's all.
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