I avoid seeing my movies: Victor Banerjee

Highlights

• Seasoned actor Victor Banerjee doesn't watch his movies as he "hates to look" at himself on screen.
• "I don't see any of my movies. But Ghare Baire and Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures were the exceptions," Mr Banerjee, who was in the city for the Osian's festival, said.
• "After the release of Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (Merchant Ivory Productions) in 1978, my co-star Peggy Ashcroft persuaded me to buy two tickets in London and watch it along with her.
• "Then, Satyajit Ray forced me to see Ghare Baire at Gorky Sadan in Kolkata," he said.
• Mr Banerjee, who plays the grandfather in Bidyut Kotoky's Ekhon Nodir Nedekha Xipaare, did not watch the world premiere of the bilingual film at Osian's Cinefan on Sunday (July 30, 2012).
• "I hate to look at myself on screen. I don't want to end up confused thinking which side of my face look better before the camera," he reasons.
• According to the 66-year-old, acting is a hobby that has fortunately paid for him.
• "I lived in the shadow of great people and whatever I have achieved is because of their greatness," he said.
• Having acted for 35 years now, the toughest time he had was during the shooting of Satyajit Ray's Shatranj Ke Khiladi.
• "My knowledge of Urdu was minimal and I lied that I knew the language well. Later with the help of Urdu-speaking experts, I was able to deliver my lines," he recalled.