"You tell me where the gangsters are now. When we did 'Satya', gang war was a reality in Mumbai's underworld and its ripples felt. Society has changed, people have changed and with these the gangsters have ceased to exist the way they had been in the past.
"A number of movies on Naxalite movement had been made in Bengali by stalwarts 30 years back. But those films have been reduced to academic and passing interest as film subject now," Saurabh told PTI here today.
Saurabh, who began his film career with Shekhar Kapur's 'Bandit Queen' (1994), essayed the role of gangster Kallu Mama in the Ramgopal Verma classic gangster movie, 'Satya'.
He also jointly wrote the script with Verma.
In town for the staging of his play "Two to Tango, Three to Jive" at the Vodafone Odeon Theatre Festival, the NSD graduate said he was happy to be associated with Oscar winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' and hopes 'Barfi' also has a similar luck.
"In 'Slumdog Millionaire', we got Oscar and now 'Barfi' is beckoning. 'Barfi's journey to the Academy awards can make my association more significant," said Saurabh. MORE