Adding glamour quotient to the gritty film on Mumbai underworld, the character of Indian supermodels now comes under the scanner in Jeet-Subhosree starrer Boss, the first for a Bengali film.
"Having known a supermodel like Nayanika Chatterjee we have chiseled the character of the female lead on such a personality. How a supermodel conducts herself and walks in shows and in real life," the costume designer and styliser Sandy, having worked in several blockbusters including Dewana, told PTI here.
"Apart from acting part, the physical attributes of Subhosree, who is the screen daughter of a cop turning a supermodel, was accounted for. We drew references from Nayanika who boasts of a very Bengali yet international look, height and etched out everything for Rusha's character extensively. The kind of glasses a supermodel sports, the high-end branded footwear she uses, everything was taken care to add touch of reality," he said.
Subhosree, one of the busiest actors having a string of hits behind her, said, "Besides Nayanika I have more drawn on all leading models like Satarupa Pyne, Roza and Ushashie Sengupta, their mannerism, gait and how they walk on ramp."
To my knowledge Boss, despite being an action flick, also gives lots of leeway to the female lead whose character is so believably portrayed and has lots of screen space. Unlike other bubbly characters, students, professionals or otherwise, Boss is the first attitude film to deal with a supermodel's life in the most authentic manner," Subhosree said.
"I talked to my styler about how my character should walk wearing stiletto and then high heels," she recalled about choosing the accessories used by a supermodel.
Coming to the location in Asia's largest slum Dharabi, where the shooting captured Subhosree as a supermodel walking and running the alleys,, the gorgeous actor said, "I completely trusted my styler and we exchanged notes as we strode past the alleys. It is amazing to see the crowd having gathered at the spot to watch shooting of a Bengali film and see how popular Jeet was there."
"There had not been previously any screen supermodel zipping around Asia's largest slum in any Bengali film from whichever genre," the director said.
"Professaionally a supermodel I am the Lady Boss who lords over the Mumbai Boss in the film at home. Every man has a soft corner for women, every single man has a woman in his life. So Jeetda on location and elsewhere or the celluloid Boss always gives in to me," she quipped.
"We have followed new fashion trends in 'Mon Majhi Re' title song picturised in Turkey where the supermodel's character frolicks in georgette chiffon," he said about the film jointly produced by Jeet's company Grasssroot Entertainment and Reliance Entertainment.
