Meet Dhomoni and Trenlet of Hemlock Society

Senior actors newa baron chhilo na toh,��� said Srijit Mukherji, when we asked him whether casting older actors was to add weigh to his latest directorial venture, Hemlock Society. ���I wanted the impact of the characters to be long-lasting,��� he said, adding, ���Each of these roles are important in their own ways.���
The senior actors we are talking about are, of course, Soumitra Chatterjee, Sabitri Chattopadhyay, Barun Chanda and Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, each of whom play roles that are, according to the director, ���tailor-made���.���I couldn���t think of anyone other than Barun Chanda to play Trenlet Biswas���s role in the film. I wanted to work with the actors I have gown up watching in movies.���
Barun Chanda, who worked in a play Feluda Pherot with Srijit when he was in Bangalore, is all praise for the director. ���Srijit is just two films old but his confidence level is very high. I play a professor who teaches people how to commit suicide on train tracks. The trains here run behind schedule, unlike those in London,��� joked the actor. ���That���s why, it���s important to calculate the time lag before taking the plunge! Srijit wanted me to fake a British accent and have a dead-pan expression on my face.���
Why do the characters in ���HS��� have such weird names? ���Some amount of punning is there plus I like the lyrical sound of the names. Sabyasachi Chakrabarty���s character is called Dhomoni Ghosh,��� explained the director. Sabyasachi plays a professor cum doctor who teaches students to commit suicide by slashing the veins. ���Dhomoni is matter-of-fact, much like Benuda. Dhomoni���s sense of humour is dry, very unlike Benuda���s in real life. It���s a pleasure to work with such a methodical actor like him,��� said Srijit.