The first time Biswajit Chatterjee found himself in a public controversy, it was a kiss that could have shattered the conservative norms of the 1970s. Yet he says, in hindsight, it feels like a fleeting blip on a long‑running highway of cinema.
Back then, a kiss between two actors was a headline in itself, a bold defiance of the era’s restraint. Chatterjee recalls the murmur that swirled around Do Shikari’s set, and how audiences whispered that they’d witnessed history.
Fast‑forward to today, he muses that a simple peck on the lips is now as ordinary as a cup of chai. "There’s no meaning to that," he told ANI, shrugging off the past scandal. He adds that the real shockers now are full‑on bedroom scenes that seem tame compared to that one moment.
Despite the shift in what feels sensational, Biswajit remains a cinema pilgrim. He’s been spotted cheering in the plush seats of multiplexes for films like Animal, Kalki 2898 AD, RRR and Baahubali. His mantra? "I have only one passion, which is to watch a film and to watch it in a theatre," he says, eyes gleaming with the thrill of the screen.
When asked if he’d ever crossed paths with Rekha after the buzz, he admitted they did meet again. In fact, Rekha later featured in one of his own projects, the film he produced and directed. "After that, she did my movie. I was the producer and director, and I talked to her," Chatterjee shares, hinting at a professional rapport that survived the initial glare.
He ends the interview by acknowledging that controversy is the lifeblood of cinema’s history. "Controversy should be there. It has to be said. It has to pass time," he says, a nod to the ever‑changing dialogue between art, audience and morality.