Team Shwet On Shwet | Golden Podium

Team TRM had a chat with Cast of Shwet, an experimental feature by Sujoy Ghosh. Some thoughts we collated…

 

How was your personal experience while working in Shwet?

Adhirath: I personally felt very good to be a part of a big project where I got to learn a lot. Being the first full length role for me, it was special and I enjoyed to the core.

Amey: Shwet is my first attempt of acting on screen, so this experience is really a good learning for me. Overall it’s a great experience to work with everyone in team, with discussions and guidance of senior folks.

Gaurav: The best and most enjoyable experience for me was of shooting overnights back to back for 2 nights (which inevitably included memorizing dialogues, rehearsing and performing in front of the camera). Also the experience of the character of an investigating cop and the process of shooting the entire film in one room gave a lot to learn.

 

What, according to you, was the highlight of your character?

Adhirath: The highlight of my character according to me was his ability to convince. The way he puts his point forward and makes people accept it as correct was something I liked a lot and would like to learn and adapt in my personal life as well.

Amey: I have been asked for a role of politician. Being politically neutral person, it was challenging for me study that character. This character has his own perceptions towards issue that is been discussed in this movie. Again, performing a role of person elder than my actual age is another challenge I can say.

Gaurav: Hardworking, diligent, honest and being true to himself were the main traits of this character. He would go out of his way and work relentlessly to find the truth and is also fearless, while doing so.

 

At some point, each character seems to be disillusioned due to the moral ambiguity. What is your opinion about it?

Adhirath: Well, all the characters in the beginning are sure what they want to do. But then as things unfold, it becomes difficult to be firm at your point. That I think was a very interesting part in the plot, that what the character will do now. That I think should keep the viewer gripped.

Amey: When we cannot accept things ethically, it may lead to disappointment. I think the situation in the film makes each character feeling so. From individual character’s perspectives, at some point actual outcome of problem is not matching with expected outcome. In screenplay such situations are handled very efficiently.

Gaurav: Yes they seem to be, after all it is not an easy case that they are discussing upon. Everyone, inside and outside the room, knows what is the truth, so what's left to discuss is mostly related to moral and political obligations which therefore lead to ambiguities.

 

Of the two characters, you didn’t play, which one would have been more challenging to play?

Adhirath: For me I guess playing Abhay would have been difficult. Reasons being the different shades the character has to portray. He is a bit nervous in the beginning and then as the movie goes on he grows on you, and so does his confidence. So portraying both with that ease I think would have been difficult.

Amey: I think the character of “Abhay Dikshit” would have been more challenging to play.

Gaurav: One that of the politician, Naveen Awasthi.

 

What do you think about the current political system. Do we see some hope?

Adhirath: Current political system according to me has hope which it will always have. There are people who want the system to be as clean as possible, but that is not very easy to achieve. Still, with efforts that are being put in, a very good political body on the whole will be formed.

Amey: Well, its not justifiable to make a biased comment on political system based on current happenings. (No doubt national Scams are disgusting. )

If our political system can restrict corruption, half of the problems will be solved. Being citizens of India, we have to ask our leaders about development plans, if they can come up with definite plan and implement that, even if 60 – 70 % success of execution will lead to significant development. Yes, I am hopeful about growth of our country. Doesn’t matter which party rules and which party opposes, motive should be the development of  our country, by all means.

Gaurav: Yes. Some hope is there and should always be there. Because I believe that, "Faith and the act of its upholding are complementary to each other."