Bestseller features Chakraborty, Bajwa and Gauahar Khan 

Having been a part of Bollywood for over four decades, Chakraborty is happy to notice the changes that have seeped into showbiz. With filmmakers telling myriad stories, the industry has slowly but surely shed its ageist ways to offer meaty roles to senior actors. “Times have changed. Earlier, there was a pattern. They only wanted me to do action or dance. [Rarely] would I get good scripts. Now, actors’ [career] span has increased because they are doing character roles. I am enjoying this phase because I am [being offered] so many varied roles.” That must make picking projects easy? Hardly so, laughs Chakraborty, admitting that he hasn’t quite learnt the art of turning down offers. “I can’t say no to people because I don’t want to hurt anyone. So, I make some excuse and move on [from the project].”

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Even as he is enjoying the current phase, the actor harbours no illusions about the industry. “I don’t expect anything from this industry. The industry, like any other field, will not give you anything in return. As long as I am living, I [matter], but if I am not there tomorrow, things will move on. We are all replaceable.”