Alaap actor Abir Chatterjee explains why he likes his romcom with Mimi Chakraborty

Abir Chatterjee has teamed up with Mimi Chakraborty for Premendu Bikash Chaki’s Alaap. After playing the male lead in several thrillers and Bengali films, Abir will be seen as an IT professional in the romantic film, which will be released on April 26. Alaap also features Swastika Dutta. In an interview with OTTplay, Abir opens up about why he feels Alaap is life a breather for him.

Abir said that he connected with his character, Pablo, well. He further added that Alaap is more than just a professional assignment for him. Since he was involved in the character, he might feel disappointed if the viewers rejected it. “I could identify with Pablo’s emotional journey. That is why I am slightly nervous. Since I liked this character and the journey of the film, I will be disappointed a little more if viewers don’t like the film,” he said.

From Byomkesh to Sonada, Abir is known to play the detective in an array of Bengali detective flicks. For him, Alaap is a pleasant break. He said, “This film is like a breather for me. There is no detection, I am not finding any hidden treasure, nor I am deeply brainstorming over something very serious.”

Abirt said that he liked the plot of Alaap and it is the old-school romance between the hero and the heroine that he got attracted to. “There is this sense of old-school romance, where the hero and heroine scribble and exchange handwritten notes. There are silent moments and a scope of self-realisations where my character has a dialogue with himself on why these things are happening. I am old-school and I like that kind of romance. They never meet and there lies the charm,” he said.