New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Bhuvan Bam is known for creating characters that have lived largely in the world of contemporary India. With The Revolutionaries, he has stepped into a very different world - that of India's anti-colonial struggle and one of its most elusive figures, Rash Behari Bose.

In an exclusive conversation, Bam said he deliberately stepped away from the public eye while preparing for the part. Take a look at some excerpts from the interview:

Q] Rash Behari Bose survived by becoming invisible in exile. As someone with a very public life, how did you connect with a man who had to hide to survive?

"What was instrumental was that I kept a very low profile for two years. I knew I wanted to understand the character as best as po...