EXCLUSIVE: Eklavya Sood Praises The Bengal Files Director Vivek Agnihotri And His Craft; Hopes “To Share The Frame With Anupam Kher Someday”

Eklavya Sood – who essays the role of Amarjeet Arora in Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s political drama, The Bengal Files, is a talent to look out for. The actor – during a recent exclusive interaction with Bollywood Bubble, got candid about several things, including working with director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and TBF actors Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty and Saswata Chatterjee. Scroll below to know all he shared.

Eklavya Sood On Working With Vivek Agnihotri, Anupam Kher

When asked about working with Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and what he learnt from The Bengal Files director, Eklavya said, “What resonated deeply was how Vivek sir expects actors to fully inhabit their characters without holding back. During one intense sequence amid the Direct Action Day riot, he sensed there was an emotional layer yet to be unlocked. He suggested I pay tribute to those who suffered, and that prompted me to break down in tears.”

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Talking about working with TBF’s ‘madman’ Mithun Chakraborty, Sood replied, “Although our timelines didn’t intersect in the film, just being part of a project featuring such a legend has been a huge honour for me.”

When asked about working with Saswata Chatterjee, the actor replied, “Similarly, we didn’t share any scenes, but working with an artist I’ve long admired was itself a privilege.”

Talking about Anupam Kher, the actor continued, “I didn’t get to share screen time with Anupam sir either, as he plays Gandhi. Nonetheless, his body of work has always inspired me, and I hope to share the frame with him someday.”

About TBF

Written and directed by filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, The Bengal Files focused on the Direct Action Day and the Noakhali riots that took place in Bengal during the 1940s. The political propaganda drama depicts the violence and its aftermath as a genocide. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumar, Anupam Kher, Simrat Kaur, Saswata Chatterjee and Eklavya Sood in pivotal roles.

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Also Read: EXCLUSIVE: ‘Amarjeet’ Eklavya Sood Reveals The Bengal Files’ Violent Scenes Were ‘Very Traumatising’ To Shoot; Says, “I Couldn’t Sleep… It Shook Me To The Core”

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With nearly 10 years of experience, Grinell Esther Jacinto is the Desk Head of Bollywood Bubble. Her interests lie in everything that is kaleshi and she loves to dig deeper into the lives of B-town actors. She has a problem though – she loves horror films but will have chills the minute the theatres lights dims. She’s previously worked with Koimoi, UrbanAsian and SpotboyE.