India, April 24 -- Bengali actor Abir Chatterjee, who is hugely popular playing on-screen sleuths, features in Premendu Bikash Chakis upcoming Bengali film Alaap, which releases on April 26. In a candid interview with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Abir speaks on the old school romance in Alaap, his reuniting with Mimi Chakraborty after Raktabeej success and more...

Q. You have played roles with romantic shades in the past. Which element prompted you to opt for Pablo in Alaap?

A. I needed this soft breather, contentwise and characterwise. I am kind of tired with so much dark and violent content around me. Its not that I dont watch those genres but I felt like opting for a soft, romantic film amid too much of detective or adventure fil...