Usha Uthup to portray herself in debut Bengali film

In her debut Bengali film singing legend Usha Uthup will portray herself in Anyo Na.
Usha, who had earlier debuted in Hindi movie Saat Khoon Map, will be seen as the cynosure of all eyes at a party in a nightclub where she will be crooning her favourite numbers.
"As a nightclub person, whose career had began with TRincas over three decades back, I don't have to put extra effort to portray myself in the scenes. I will also be swaying to the popular numbers belted by the DJ including mine," the Hare Rama Hare Krishna crooner in the evergreen masala classic of 70s, said.

"It is more than a cameo, I am singing in the discotheq when I get introduced to Ananya (Chatterjee)'s character, who is a housewife but in awe of Usha Uthup. The rest I will not divulge at this stage," Usha said about her role in Anyo Na.
Asked to compare between her riveting performances in Vishal Bhardwaj's Saat Khoon Maaf and in Anyo Na, Usha said "You can't compare the two roles. In Vishal's film I play a fictional maid who witnesses the gory deeds of her mistress played by Priyanka Chopra. Here, in my first Bengali debut film, I play myself. I don't have to exert much, I can give shot as I am."

"But here again my role is smaller but integral to the plot as Ananya's character's future action is influenced by her deeds," she said about the Parthasarathi Joardar directed film.

Usha had earlier turned up in films Bombay To Goa, Hat Trick and Malayalam flick Pothen Vave.
Natonal award winner for Abahoman, Ananya, having wowed audiences with her intense performances in Laptop and Meghe Dhaka Tara to name just a few, said "My initial career in films took a positive turn after meeting Ushadi years back. And now I am sharing screen space with her. Like the housewive visiting the club, I am also in awe of her in real life."

"It is a story of a strong willed woman, who is not bound by conventional thoughts," she said.
Ananya, who earned kudos for her role as Durga the wife of film maker Nilkantho Bagchi, modeled on mercurial Ritwik Ghatak, said she had held intense discussion with Ritwik's wife Surama Ghatak before and during shooting.