Comedy pursuits me, but it surely needs to be situational: Swastika

Swastika Mukherjee has simply returned from Arunachal Pradesh, the place she shot in Itanagar and Ziro for the Indo-American co-production ‘Chheledhora’. After being in discussions with director Shieladitya Moulik for fairly a while, the challenge lastly materialised. The actress was taken by the state’s serene and calming magnificence and is already planning a return, maybe through the Ziro Music Pageant. This wasn’t her first go to to Arunachal, although. Again in 2006, she travelled to Tawang for the shoot of the favored music ‘Prithibi Bodle Geche’ from ‘Kranti’, starring Jeet. In ‘Chheledhora’, she additionally expressed her pleasure about working with considered one of her current favorite co-actors, Sahidur Rahaman.

Simply three months into 2026, Swastika is already having fun with a robust yr. Her efficiency within the ‘ZEE5’ Bengali net sequence ‘Kaalipotka’ has acquired praises galore. She has wrapped up her first Indo-American movie, collaborated with Shiboprosad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy’s manufacturing home for Suman Ghosh’s ‘Familywala’ and is now gearing up for the discharge of ‘Bibi Payra’, directed by Arjunn Dutta. This marks her third collaboration with Arjunn after ‘Guldasta’ and ‘Shrimati’. In Bibi Payra, she shares display house with Paoli Dam, Anirban Chakrabarti, Anindya Sengupta and Subrat Dutta. The movie’s title monitor, that includes Swastika and Paoli, has already gained recognition. Curiously, the music wasn’t initially a part of the script; it was integrated throughout filming. Whereas the makers initially needed to make use of an authentic Asha Bhosle monitor, problems led them to go for a recent rendition by Shilpa Rao as a substitute. “I used to be thrilled to bounce once more after so a few years,” Swastika mentioned. “I had performed a music in ‘Promoter Boudi’, however ‘Bibi Payra’ was all about bling.”

Talking about her bond with Arjunn, she mentioned, “We join on many ranges. He’s a delicate particular person and we regularly discuss past work. ‘Bibi Payra’ revolves round housewives residing in LIG flats, whose lives are formed by fixed compromises, be it in marriage or monetary safety. Arjunn has crafted it as a darkish comedy and what I like most is that his characters are by no means one-dimensional.” The movie can be particular for one more cause. Swastika lastly shares display house with Anirban, famously recognized for taking part in Eken Babu. Calling him the ‘crush of her life’, she admitted that working with him had been a long-standing want.

She additionally collaborated with Paoli after 11 years. Their final collaboration was Mainak Bhaumik’s ‘Household Album’ (2015), which explored same-sex relationships. “We’ve each advanced as actors and people. Life has formed us and I imagine that maturity displays in our performances,” she mentioned.

A fan of comedy, Swastika enjoys all the pieces from basic black-and-white movies to Bollywood no-brainers like ‘Golmaal’ and ‘Welcome’. “My father and I beloved watching ‘Welcome’. It was his all-time favorite… watching it collectively felt like a household celebration,” she recalled.

Regardless of showcasing her impeccable comedian timing in ‘Bhooter Bhabishyat’, directed by Anik Dutta, Swastika feels comedy stays underexplored in mainstream Bengali cinema. “I’ve had only a few alternatives on this style. I’d like to do extra, however they should be situational comedies,” she concluded.