The mystery is in your hearts and perspectives: Madhabi Mukherjee on her evergreen chemistry with Soumitra Chatterjee

Madhabi Mukherjee and Soumitra Chatterjee, whose glorious journey together started with Satyajit Ray’s ‘Charulata’ in 1964 returned to share the screen once again in Anik Dutta’s recently released ‘Borunbabur Bondhu’.
While Soumitra Chatterjee plays the protagonist Borun babu, Madhabi Mukherjee portrays the wife who sticks with her husband through thick and thin.
“I liked Anik Babu’s (Anik Dutta) vision and the way he explained the entire concept to me.He thinks in detail, which helps the actors work easily. I don’t think many directors think in detail these days,” said the veteran actress while commenting on what prompted her to say yes to ‘Borunbabur Bondhu’.

She added: “Also, my daughter loves to watch films and write as well. She told me Anik babu’s ‘Bhobishyoter Bhoot’ was banned for political reasons, which I thought was an extremely wrong step by the government. Then she introduced me to him and, later, when he narrated the script, I found it to be quite an unusual story, which deals with a realistic issue.”
When asked what the mystery is behind the iconic chemistry between the veteran actress and Soumitra Chatterjee that remains the same even after so many decades, Madhabi Mukherjee said: “Mystery is in your hearts and perspectives. It is still there only because of your love and support for our work. I cannot say whether I can act or not. I can only try to portray a character on screen. The rest is done by the director.”
Produced by Surinder Films, the film also stars Arpita Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty, Paran Bandyopadhyay, Sreelekha Mitra, Kaushik Sen and Bidipta Chakraborty among others in pivotal roles.