Premendu Bikash Chaki: The number of social media followers cannot make or break a film, a good actor can

Premendu Bikash Chaki’s Paka Dekha features a bunch of veteran actors and actresses. Besides Soham Chakraborty and Susmita Chatterjee, the film features Sumanta Mukhopadhyay, Laboni Sarkar, Kharaj Mukhopadhyay, Dolon Roy and Dipankar Dey. Talking about the veteran artistes, the director said that it is needed to cast good actors to make the script work.  

Premendu Bikash said, “We all need bankable actors to make a film. Character artistes are important. Even during the time of Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, Tulsi Chakraborty, Pahari Sanyal, Chhabi Biswas and so on used to be the pillars of success. Also, you need performers to run a show. You cannot make a film just with a model or a doll with a large number of fan followings on social media. You need actors and actresses who will act. The number of Instagram followers is official data that may or may not reflect in the box office collection. For box office connection, you need people to present a good story convincingly.”

Meanwhile, the heroine of Paka Dekha, Susmita Chatterjee, is a newcomer. Though she enjoys a large social media following, her acting skills are yet to be tested. She debuted in Anindya Chattopadhyay’s Prem Tame and has worked in a Hoichoi web series. Talking about her casting, Premendu Bikash said, “I watched her first film. I felt that her look and attitude will match my character, Tiyasha. I also thought that if she is groomed properly and gets support from her co-actors, she will excel. And I was not wrong. She performed so well in the film that you will have to watch it to believe me.”

Premendu Bikash’s Paka Dekha will be released on September 2.