Bengali actor Jisshu Sengupta is back in Bollywood after his last outing, as Gangadhar Rao, Kangana Ranaut’s husband in her Rani Laxmibai period drama
Hiren Kotwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; August 9, 2019)

Bengali actor Jisshu Sengupta will be seen as Alia Bhatt’s father in her upcoming film Sadak 2, which also features Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Roy Kapur and Pooja Bhatt. He is currently shooting for the film in Ooty with Alia and is all praise for his on-screen daughter. “Alia’s passion for her craft is commendable. Her heart is in her work and she is amongst the finest actors we have in Indian cinema today.”

Prod him on his last screen outing, with Kangana Ranaut in Manikarnika - The Queen of Jhansi, and he describes her as a “wonderful actress and a great director” with a “vision which she follows”. Does he think she should continue to dabble in filmmaking, considering her last stint was mired in controversy, and Jisshu says, “As a creative person, I think one should follow one’s heart. If she feels direction is her calling, she should go for it. But Kangana is also a phenomenal actor and she should keep acting too.”

Besides the Alia-starrer, Jisshu is also doing a Telugu film titled Ashwathama. Later this month, he begins work on a new Bengali film. What kind of films does he see himself doing in Hindi cinema in the coming years? “Content-driven, with challenging roles and subjects that excite me as an actor,” he keeps it short and succinct