I mentioned ‘Abhhiman’ with Rituparno Ghosh in 2009: Jisshu Sengupta

Six months into 2026, Jisshu Sengupta has already had three main releases, together with ‘Mardaani 3’, ‘Bhoot Bangla’ and the ‘ZEE5’ net collection ‘Brown’. Up subsequent is one among his most formidable Bengali tasks, ‘Abhhiman’, which is able to see the actor tackle an intense function each on and off display screen. Whereas ‘Brown’, starring Karisma Kapoor, was shot in Kolkata in 2022, the story of ‘Abhhimaan’ has been with Jisshu for over 16 years.

“This story has been in my thoughts since 2010 or 2011,” the actor revealed throughout a telephone dialog on a sultry afternoon.

Although he’s ‘very, very excited’ concerning the neo-noir crime drama Brown, Jisshu admitted that ‘Abhhiman’ occupies a particular place in his coronary heart.

“I’m excited in addition to very tense as a result of in ‘Abhhiman’, I’m each an actor and a producer,” he stated.

In ‘Brown’ on ‘Zee5’, ‘Delhi Stomach’ director Abhinay Deo follows the story of Rita Brown (Karisma Kapoor), an Anglo-Indian detective with the Kolkata Police Pressure who investigates a fancy case whereas battling her personal private demons. Jisshu essays the function of psychiatrist Dr Sandeep Chakraborty. Regardless of the collection being set and shot in Kolkata, Jisshu stated the town itself had little affect on his determination to affix the venture.

“By no means. It was the story, my character and naturally, Abhinay Deo,” he stated.

‘Brown’ is predicated on Abheek Barua’s novel ‘Metropolis of Dying’ and in addition stars Surya Sharma, Soni Razdan, Helen and Shaan. Jisshu recalled that he didn’t take lengthy to signal on for the venture. “I beloved the character, so I stated sure,” he stated.

The actor is equally effusive in his reward for Karisma Kapoor, describing her as ‘humble, grounded and actually candy’. He admitted that working along with her introduced again recollections of the various Govinda-Karisma blockbusters he watched within the Nineteen Nineties.

“Karisma Kapoor has achieved a superb job and taking on this type of function at this stage of her profession is sensible. Individuals will get to see a brand new Karisma Kapoor,” he added.

If ‘Brown’ marks one thrilling chapter in Jisshu’s profession, ‘Abhhiman’ represents a long-cherished dream. The movie marks the primary joint manufacturing enterprise between Jisshu and actor Saurav Das and is rooted in an concept that has stayed with him for greater than a decade.

“I had mentioned it with Rituparno Ghosh whereas engaged on ‘Abohomaan’ in 2009. He informed me it was a very good story and inspired me to put it aside for the day I directed a movie,” recalled Jisshu. Whereas that directorial debut by no means materialised, the thought finally developed right into a manufacturing enterprise.

‘Abhhiman’ is an emotionally layered drama about reminiscence, legacy and the price of love, set towards the haunting worlds of music and cinema. The movie additionally stars Prosenjit Chatterjee and Subhashree Ganguly. The stakes are understandably excessive. The venture reunites Jisshu with Bengali cinema veteran Prosenjit Chatterjee, with whom he has shared the display screen quite a few occasions over time.

“Bumba da is like my massive brother. Working with him once more seems like a homecoming,” he stated affectionately.

At a time when success on each theatrical and OTT platforms stays more and more unpredictable, Jisshu insists there isn’t a mounted system behind his selection of tasks. Having labored throughout theatre, TV, movies and streaming platforms, he believes the medium is secondary to the function itself.

“It doesn’t matter to me whether or not a venture is for OTT or cinema. What issues is my character throughout the story and whether or not the venture is value doing,” he stated.