Dibakar Banerjee: Being slotted is my nightmare

Updated On: 13 April, 2015 03:40 PM IST | | Asira Tarannum

<p>Filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee, who attempted a contemporary take on the fictional Byomkesh Bakshi featuring Sushant Singh Rajput, talks about the middling to positive reviews to his film, evolving audience sensibilities and more in a no-holds-barred conversation</p>

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Dibakar Banerjee and Sushant Singh Rajput at the mid-day office

Your film, 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!' (DBB) has received mixed reactions. What were your expectations?
I didn't know there were mixed reactions. I thought they were polarised reactions, mostly from those who have held on to Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay and his book, Byomkesh, as a fetish. Fortunately, we had anticipated something like this because we knew the animal we were unleashing. The surprise is that the audience, which goes to the theatres to watch a film, has come out saying that it's been an experience. I expected the curious reaction, but not the euphoria over the film.

Dibakar Banerjee and Sushant Singh Rajput
Sushant Singh Rajput (left) and Dibakar Banerjee. Pic/Nimesh Dave