Ishaa Saha on ensemble cast: I measure the scope of my character before saying yes to a film

Ishaa Saha is among the busiest stars in this Durga Puja as the actress has two major releases – Karnasubarner Guptodhon and Kacher Manush. Besides Ishaa, Dhrubo Banerjee’s third instalment from the Guptodhon trilogy features Abir Chatterjee, Arjun Chakrabarty, Kamaleswar Mukhopadhyay, and Barun Chanda. On the other hand, Kacher Manush has Dev and Prosenjit Chatterjee, along with the actress. In a chat with OTTplay, Ishaa talks about her take on the ensemble cast. 

According to the actress, she focuses on the scope of her character in a script. She further said that it is not important for her to be the lead but she checks out the potential of the character. “While reading the script, I emphasise my character. I don’t focus on who all are there in the film,” She said. 

Ishaa further added that the number of women-centric films is relatively low in the Bengali film industry. “There was a time when in Bengal, the women-centric films used to be extremely limited. Even today, while the number has gone up, we still don’t get to see many such films. Hence, I cannot only focus on such films. Meanwhile, there are films in which the roles are strong. I select accordingly. I don’t expect that only I will be there in a poster but I will check out the scope of my character and try my best to leave a mark with my work,” she said. 

Ishaa has decided to take a break during Puja after working on her long schedule of promotions. “It is exciting to see two of your films being released. However, it is also stressful to run simultaneously for promotions. I took an active part in promotional activities for both films for over a month. Before that, I was busy with Kolkata Chalantika’s promotion. This Puja, I just take a break and travel somewhere,” she said.