2024-10-05 06:02:06
Deb is a popular hero of Indian Bengali cinema and a Trinamool MP. Actor turned producer now. He has produced dozens of movies. A few days later, the movie ‘Tekka’ starring and produced by him will release. Why did Dev become a producer? Being a producer from a hero did not make him any less criticised. Despite being silent for so long, Deb finally opened up about the matter.
In an interview given to an Indian media, Dev said, ‘I can’t tell a lot of lies. I’m telling the truth. I became a producer by force. In 2014, the kind of films I wanted to do were not given to me. I was handed DVDs of other movies. I thought these DVDs and remakes of southern movies wouldn’t last long. The hunger was born in itself. But who will give such a character?’
Deb was out of work for six months. Referring to that, he said, ‘At that time there were only one or two big producers in Tollywood. And we have become elephants, means to make a movie about us, it costs a lot of money. A lot of money has to be invested. But I wasn’t getting the kind of movies I wanted to do. I sat for six months. Realized that if I depended on other producers, I might not last long. I will die either creatively or as an actor, I won’t be able to keep myself alive for long.’
Narrating the events of the time when he decided to start film production, Dev said, ‘One day I decided to produce a film. Rukmini was next to me, then Rukmini said to me, what exactly do you want? I said, no one is doing what I want, no one is taking it. This remake movie will not last long. Rukmini said, what is your mind saying? Have money? I said yes. I will make movies with the money I have earned.’
Dev has produced 12 movies so far. Recalling this information, the actor said, ‘In 2017, the first movie produced by us was released. Today is the year 2024. We have produced about 12 movies. i am happy Very few producers are doing the kind of stories that we as producers have told or released movies in this time. We did ‘Baghayatin’. We are ‘ace’. Then doing movies like ‘Khadan’ and ‘Binodini’.’
Dev became a producer not only to save his career but also to do something remarkable. In this regard, he said, ‘Dev did not come into production just to make himself bigger. People who have contributed to our lives, characters like freedom fighter or theater icon Natty Binodini. We are also making a movie about him who is popular all over the world. My journey as a producer is because of this, by force. I came into production to save myself creatively and to bring the stories I wanted to people.’
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