Actor Jisshu Sengupta , who is best known for his work in Bengali cinema and television, shared his experience working with Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. The duo shared the screen in Rituparno Ghosh’s English-language film, The Last Lear, which was released in 2007. Besides them, the film also featured Arjun Rampal, Preity Zinta and Shefali Shah, among others.

The Trial actor sat for an interview with Screen, where he spoke at length about his first meeting with Big B. He recalled how the legendary actor would speak Bengali fluently because of his prior work experience in Kolkata. “Mr Bachchan speaks Bengali very fluently because he started his working career as a salesperson in Calcutta. He was there for a couple of years, so he understood and spoke Bengali fluently. Ritu Da (R

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