''Filmmaking is my passion and music my addiction'' … Saiful Islam Jarnal
Saiful Islam Jarnal wears many hats: he is the designated percussionist of the urban folk band Joler Gaan, a distinguished theatre activist, musician and film-maker, model and actor. The versatile artiste spoke to The Daily Star about his busy career, musical skills and his innings as an actor. Excerpts:
How do you juggle filmmaking and music?
Jarnal: Filmmaking is my passion, and music my addiction. So I try to compartmentalise the two. When I work on a music album, I do not to take on anything else. Whenever I work on theatre, modeling or acting projects, I try to give my best in that.
What have you been busy with lately?
Jarnal: We are working on our new, yet untitled album. We are composing our songs and will start recording may be after next month. Of late I have been busy with theatre. A new Prachyanat production, “Tragedy Polashbari”, is directed by Azad Abul Kalam. I am involved in the video documentary and direction segment. Besides theatre, I am also working with a project to do puppet shows for underprivileged street children. We will try to be on the go from January and devote at least a week to them.
How do you create your songs?
Jarnal: Each song is a narrative. We try to simplify our lyrics. When we write the lyrics, we first imagine the song and then try to picture that scene. We try to write songs from our own experiences, which the audience can relate to.
What are your plans as a filmmaker?
Jarnal: I used to make films in an easy format, because whatever we have around us we try to utilise to make our films. I want to do more short films with different concepts; not the usual adaptations of Tamil or Indian films. I intend to do creative work. I hope the audience will appreciate my work.
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