Bollywood industry's actor cum director Konkona Sen Sharma loves being an outsider in both Hindi and Bengali film industries. The actress said the position of an outsider gave her a different perspective about things. “In both Kolkata and Mumbai film industries, I am an outsider and I love this position. It gives me a great perspective,” Konkona told this after the special screening of her directorial debut A Death in the Gunj.
Konkona said “I am not in the middle of things. I am not in the thick of things and I don’t want to be. I am not interested in industry trends,” Meanwhile when asked if she had ever felt constrained as an actor to execute her vision and hence decided to take plunge into direction, Konkona said, “I would say there had been some films where I felt constrained. In other films I felt this was really an opportunity to get to work in a great film.
Moreover Konkana said she decided to take the plunge
as she felt strongly about the story. “I felt very strongly about this film (A
Death In The Gunj). That’s why this particular story came about". Konkana
said she always believed in detaching herself from other aspects of film making
when on board as an actor.
She added that “By and large one has to detach oneself from all processes when one is acting. They have to respect director’s vision,” and when talking about her directorial venture, Konkana said it is difficult to make such films as the support is less from the industry and the audience. “If they do not come out and support different kind of films, how can we provide alternative content. It has to be supported by everyone, not just the director".
