Chandan Roy Sanyal averse to acting in Bengali potboilers

'Kaaminey' actor Chandan Roy Sanyal is no game for Bengali potboilers, though he has been flooded with offers after his debut in the acclaimed Bengali film "Mahanagar@Kolkata".

Chandan in town to attend the special screening of "Aparajita Tumi", his second Bengali movie which is centred around NRIs in San Fransico, said he felt cheesed off by those typical 'masala' roles and hoped he was not sounding arrogant.

"I must say I can't simply do the kind of films where I have to sway my hips, do 'dhisum dhusum' type of acts to bash up villains and frolick with the female lead," Chandan said.

He said he was interested only in 'meaningful' roles where he can put to use his acting experience in theatre.

Chandan credits Vishal Bharadwaj for shaping him for his much-acclaimed role of 'Mikhail' in "Kaaminey".

"Just the other day, a woman came up to me and asked, 'Are you not the one who acted in Kaaminey? Vishal and I still enjoy the 'guru-shishya' relationship. He gave me such a role in Kaaminey. And he trusted me."

Acknowledged for his fluent performance in the role of a dispassionate US-based venture capitalist in "Aparajita Tumi", Chandan said he hoped to work in another Vishal productions someday.