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Sameera Reddy: Despite being a part of mainstream cinema, Buddhadeb Dasgupta had the foresight to cast me in Kaalpurush
Notable filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta died today, at the age of 77, after suffering through prolonged kidney ailment. Remembering the National award-winning director, several celebs from the film industry mourned his tragic loss. Speaking to Bombay Times, Nawaz shared his thoughts on the director. He said, I was an admirer of dada way before I got an opportunity to work with him in Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa . He was so removed from the commercial gain of cinema. Money didn’t drive him. He had an artistic approach to cinema and its rare to find that today, where there’s so much superficiality. He was affected by how the world functions. His cinema reflected people’s deeper thoughts. No director could explore a character’s inner journey better than Buddhada. His films were character oriented and delved deeper into their psyche. We nee