'Kahaani' actor Parambrata Chatterjee has said his role as iconic detective 'Byomkesh Bakshi' in upcoming Bengali film 'Satyanweshi Byomkesh' will chronicle socio-political developments of the 1970s, from the Naxal violence to the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Chatterjee is the main protagonist in the film by Sayantan Ghosal which is based on Byomkesh creator Saradindu Bandyopadhyay's 1963 thriller 'Mogno Moinak'.
Actor Rudranil Ghosh will essay the role of Bakshi's assistant, Ajit Bandopadhyay.
"I think Byomkesh in this movie is far more political than the previous flicks and has a standpoint on different issues," Chatterjee told PTI on Saturday.
The film will hit the screens this Durga Puja.
"I think adapting the story of the 60s to the period of early 70s, when Bengal was going through a turbulent period, was a major challenge," he said.
Asked about being compared with actors such as Abir Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Dhritiman Chatterjee or Sushant Singh Rajput, who have all acted as the iconic detective in Bengali and Hindi flicks, Chatterjee said, "I have done it in my way."