Here is why Paran Bandyopadhyay says no to Hindi films

Paran Bandyopadhyay is a busy actor. Paran is currently shooting the film Paran Jaha Chay. He finished shooting Keertan 2, Patuliganjer Putul Khela, and Tekka. He will be immensely busy till next December. It has been a while since Paran Bandyopadhyay was seen in any national project. That does not mean that the veteran actor did not get any offer from Bollywood. On the contrary, he had to turn down some of the offers, and here is why.  

A few years back, Paran played Kali Da in the film Bob Biswas. The Bollywood audience got interested in him then. But Paran rejected offers of several films and web in the last few months, one of them to have featured Neena Gupta. Paran told Anandabazar Online, “I got many offers, but I don't want to go there because of my ideals. Whatever I do I will do it from Bengal. I am fine here.”

Paran affirms the fact that age is not a factor for him. But he does not have any particular wish to work in Bollywood. “If the Hindi film is shot in Kolkata or the surroundings, I have no problem. But I can't go to Madhya Pradesh or Goa for shooting.' Regarding Bob Biswas, he said 'Sujoy (Ghosh) offered me the role and I told him that I could not go to Mumbai. He said the shooting would take place in Kolkata. After that, I agreed.” 

Paran would like to see more literature-based films in Bengali. If films based on literature from other languages are made in Bengali, he has no problem working on them. “Bengal has a rich asset. We have brilliant directors here. We have the crew here. We can shoot films of other languages here if we want to,” he said. 

However, Paran does not have any negative feelings towards those who work in Mumbai but rather wants to wish them the best. “I have not an iota of anger towards those working in Hindi. I would rather wish them the best,” he said.