‘We want to discover not simply the crimes however the psyche behind every crime and the way the human thoughts is extraordinarily advanced’
She is a professor of historical past, an moral hacker and her ardour lies in cracking psychological instances… she is detective Damayanti (performed by Tuhina Das). Together with her husband Samaresh and their police pal Shiben, they type a formidable trio. Streaming on Hoichoi, Damayanti, the online sequence, has been created and directed by Rohan Ghose and Aritra Sen.
How is the suggestions until now?
The suggestions has been overwhelming. Plenty of individuals have watched the sequence. Now we have obtained so many messages. They have been ready for the final three episodes and now that the thriller is solved they need the second instalment quickly. The brand new detective on the block will likely be coming again quickly (Damayanti is produced by Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Supriyo Sen of Roadshow Movies in affiliation with Madhuri Bhosale of Emveebee Media).
Damayanti is predicated on Rohoshyo Shondhani Damayanti by Manoj Sen. When did you come throughout the tales and what bought you interested by adapting it?
We have been trying to do one thing within the thriller and thriller style and we have been exploring Bengali literature. We thought mounting this story can be good as we might have a passionate feminine detective lending her perspective to some advanced mysteries.
Why make it into an online sequence and never a movie?
It is a franchise and the tales are such that there are a number of hook factors and quite a few characters, therefore making a sequence would construct intrigue and maintain individuals glued for extra. Additionally, as a franchise it really works as a sequence in order that Damayanti can come again in a number of instalments.
Detective Damayanti is a historical past professor. She is very certified… she may be very inquisitive. How would you describe Damayanti?
Damayanti has all of the qualities to be a flexible detective however above all of the advantage that she has is coronary heart. She has the guts for advanced crimes and taking a look at them each rationally and emotionally. Her judgement isn’t black or white. It’s all the time gray.
How is Damayanti, the character within the internet sequence, completely different from the tales?
The tales have been written roughly 50 years in the past. However now we have tailored it in a really modern method. Therefore the character of Damayanti is extra dynamic. She is an moral hacker, fairly tech savvy and makes use of in the present day’s lingo. She is the modern clever lady of in the present day who has the guts to dig deep into crimes and provide you with options and justification after lots of emotional ideas and arguments.
Have you ever stayed true to the tales or made additions?
We needed to deviate from the tales as a result of we have been adapting it to modern instances. Additionally, making a seven- half sequence is kind of difficult as all of the characters need to be fleshed out and the tracks developed. This offers correct hook factors that may maintain the viewers glued. Therefore we developed subplots to create a fancy internet. All of the whereas now we have integrated fashionable parts preserving in thoughts the core essence of the story. The center of the story is similar however the way in which it unfolds is completely different.
Why solid Tuhina as Damayanti?
We wished to solid somebody contemporary for the position, in order that the viewers doesn’t have a preconceived notion… we wished to mount Damayanti as an mental historical past instructor with an edge, who can be extraordinarily compassionate. Tuhina fitted the invoice completely. She has labored extraordinarily laborious for the position. The result’s exhibiting and he or she resides Damayanti on the display.
Her husband Samaresh (Indrasish) is kind of attention-grabbing. He tries to determine issues, follows leads, however doesn’t wish to meddle… he will get offended when known as Ajit or feels insecure at instances. However he’s there for and along with her. How did you sketch his character graph?
We didn’t need the husband to be a typical sidekick like a Topshe or Ajit who generally shouldn’t have correctly etched-out character graphs in a number of tales. Right here, her husband is a continuing. They’re a younger couple of in the present day and have their share of worries however collectively they’re a duo. Samaresh steps in the place Damayanti both crosses the road or is left wanting. He gives a little bit of sense in her and in addition acts as her verify. The chemistry may be very dynamic and has lots of mutual dependence.
Chandreyee Ghosh is superb. Inform us about her character and your expertise of working along with her?
She performs essentially the most advanced character… from the surface it appears as if she is the evil affect on the household however when you scratch beneath the floor like Damayanti does, you discover out layers within the character. This makes her very attention-grabbing. One has to look at the sequence to seek out out the completely different sides of her character. She was excellent as Munia and owned the display. It was a pleasure to work with a improbable actor like her. It actually mattered in making the sequence work.
What sort of themes do you wish to discover?
The tales all have advanced private issues, which result in characters being on the sting. The issues, which can’t be spoken exterior bedrooms, dominate the novels. However making them modern permits us to take care of these various themes extra freely. We want to discover not simply the crimes however the psyche behind every crime and the way the human thoughts is extraordinarily advanced.
How essential a job does the setting play in your story?
The setting defines the temper of the story. Right here the story is about in Bolpur. It begins very breezily and the themes of the setting get entwined with the story to make the feel extra wealthy. We’ll discover completely different areas and settings with every season.
How is the world of the lady detective completely different from the boys?
It’s fairly completely different. Generally we see that the male detective is extra drawn in the direction of the character of crime or the way in which the crime has been dedicated greater than understanding the psyche behind it… the answer and the joys takes centre level however right here in case of a delicate feminine donning the hat of a sleuth we see that she typically reads between the traces and tries to grasp the why quite than what… the how quite than who, which makes us delve somewhat deeper into the psychological points of the crime.
What have been your foremost challenges for guiding this sequence?
The primary problem was to adapt the story contemporarily with none flaws. One needed to get the logic factors cleared as it’s a detective story. The opposite necessary issue was that it was the primary season therefore the characters of Damayanti, Samaresh and Shiben, the trio who’re the franchise faces, turn out to be plausible and join with the viewers. Setting the tone of a brand new franchise in each means is tough. Now we have given our coronary heart and soul to it.
