A part of the eventful personal life of iconic film director Ritwik Ghatak is being recreated on celluloid by actor Saswata Chatterjee.

Chatterjee is very excited at bagging the role, which he described as the “most intense” in his career.

“My role in 'Meghe Dhaka Tara', being directed by Kamaleshwar Mukherjee of 'Uro Chithi', is the most intense in my career so far. It is not very easy to act carefree Ritwik Ghatak, especially his typical grimaces and gestures,” says Saswata.

He said wearing props like retro-shaped big sized black framed spectacles, similar to the one worn by Ghatak before the taking of shots, had helped him get into the groove.

“Also, my dentures had to be customized to bring a typical look, with hints of a scowl and once I wore the make-up it became easier for me to bring alive the inimitable Ghatak, who once had to spend days at a sanatorium for his chronic illness," he said.

Saswata says the role of “Nilkantho”, played by Ghatak himself in his movie “Jukti Takko Gappo”, is modelled on a particular stormy phase of the late director's life.

“I've watched all the Ghatak films before, but I watched “Jukti Takko Gappo” again for this character, to understand his body language to correctly portray him,” he said.

Saswata said he was fascinated by the performance of his co-actor Ananya Chatterjee as Durga, Nilkantho's wife, in the movie.

“In one particular scene there was this blank look in her eyes. It was simply amazing. Working with such actors increases your appetite for good acting,” he said.