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title: "8 Bengali Quotes By Saswata Chatterjee"
description: "8 Bengali quotes by Saswata Chatterjee. Plus more from Saswata Chatterjee and more Bengali sayings from other authors."
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> [The day Bengali cinema lost touch with literature and started aping the south, the middle class audience stopped going to the cinema…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/the-day-bengali-cinema-lost-touch-with-literature-and-started-aping/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

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> [I think from 'Hemanta' to 'Eagler Chokh' and 'Natoker Mato' in between, there has been Shakespearean touch in Bengali films and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/i-think-from-hemanta-to-eagler-chokh-and-natoker-mato-in-between/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

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> [Bengali film has again moved from the insipid, lackluster contents to rich, varied ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/bengali-film-has-again-moved-from-the-insipid-lackluster-contents-to/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f4/saswata-chatterjee-6133_again_bengali-film-has-again-moved-from-the-in_1247612.jpg)

> [Recently, I did the Bengali film 'Rang Milanti,' directed by Kaushik Ganguly. I think my role in that is much better than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/recently-i-did-the-bengali-film-rang-milanti-directed-by-kaushik/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed0/saswata-chatterjee-6133_bengali_recently-i-did-the-bengali-film-rang-mil_1655258.jpg)

> [It is natural for the national audience to recognize me as an actor through 'Kahaani' because the film is in Hindi and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/it-is-natural-for-the-national-audience-to-recognize-me-as-an-actor/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82a/saswata-chatterjee-6133_actor_it-is-natural-for-the-national-audience_2140122.jpg)

> [I have introduced my daughter to the literary classics and landmark Bengali films. I want her to be well-versed in English but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/i-have-introduced-my-daughter-to-the-literary-classics-and-landmark/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb0/saswata-chatterjee-6133_bengali_i-have-introduced-my-daughter-to-the-lit_2427711.jpg)

> [I look like a typical Bengali. Whereas the qualities people were used to seeing in heroes were dance and action, which aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/i-look-like-a-typical-bengali-whereas-the-qualities-people-were-used/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c27/saswata-chatterjee-6133_action_i-look-like-a-typical-bengali-whereas-th_2727289.jpg)

> [After 'Kahaani,' I received a lot of offers for similar roles - from Hindi as well as Bengali filmmakers. But I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/after-kahaani-i-received-a-lot-of-offers-for-similar-roles-from-hindi/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/saswata-chatterjee-6133_bengali_after-kahaani-i-received-a-lot-of-offers_2883454.jpg)

## Other authors on Bengali

## More by Saswata Chatterjee

> [If I worried about things I have missed, it would lead to depression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/if-i-worried-about-things-i-have-missed-it-would-lead-to-depression/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [The phone will always ring. If I leave it even for a moment and go some where, by the time I come back there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/the-phone-will-always-ring-if-i-leave-it-even-for-a-moment-and-go/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [I can't run away from my prior commitments in Tollywood just because I have an offer from Bollywood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/i-can-t-run-away-from-my-prior-commitments-in-tollywood-just-because/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [Directors didn't flood me with offers because I was Subhendu's son. I had to slog to find my foothold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/directors-didn-t-flood-me-with-offers-because-i-was-subhendu-s-son-i/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [In 'Black Coffee' I am not the celluloid avatar of 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' director any more. How can you portray similar characters in two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/in-black-coffee-i-am-not-the-celluloid-avatar-of-meghe-dhaka-tara/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [If I'm out for a shoot, I provide someone else's number to my family for any emergency. Otherwise, I have a landline at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/if-i-m-out-for-a-shoot-i-provide-someone-else-s-number-to-my-family/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [I am looking forward to doing roles in Hindi films but have to watch my step.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/i-am-looking-forward-to-doing-roles-in-hindi-films-but-have-to-watch/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [I am surprised that everyone loves a criminal. It amazes me and I really don't know how to react to it. Bob Biswas has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/i-am-surprised-that-everyone-loves-a-criminal-it-amazes-me-and-i/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [How long will we show birds and bees in love scenes? The world has moved on and we should portray intimate scenes realistically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/how-long-will-we-show-birds-and-bees-in-love-scenes-the-world-has/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [And with Sushant Singh Rajput, I never felt like he was the star of the film because of his humble nature. We used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/and-with-sushant-singh-rajput-i-never-felt-like-he-was-the-star-of/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [I did not have to think much doing Bob Biswas in 'Kahaani.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/i-did-not-have-to-think-much-doing-bob-biswas-in-kahaani/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [Speaking freely can give you the basic rights of expressing your views and what you want to say without the fear of any inhibition.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/speaking-freely-can-give-you-the-basic-rights-of-expressing-your/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [Any good script makes the job of an actor easier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/any-good-script-makes-the-job-of-an-actor-easier/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [I didn't have the privilege to enter the industry just because my father is Subhendu Chatterjee. I am nowhere near my father's charismatic look.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/i-didn-t-have-the-privilege-to-enter-the-industry-just-because-my/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

> [It's true I was approached for 'Heroine' but I couldn't do the film as the dates were clashing with Kamaleswar Mukherjee's film 'Meghe Dhaka…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saswata-chatterjee/it-s-true-i-was-approached-for-heroine-but-i-couldn-t-do-the-film-as/)

[Saswata Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saswata-chatterjee/)

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