Gandu, Tasher Desh and more recently Cosmic Sex star Rii Sen probably has endured enough criticism for her bold acting ventures, but that hasn’t stopped her from setting the stage on fire. On December 12, at the Tapan Theatre in Kolkata, the play Baby K will be staged with Rii making her stage debut playing the role of a sex worker. For the past month Rii has been rehearsing for the role.
Rii’s long time collaborator and former boyfriend, Q (Qaushiq Mukherjee), has provided the music for Supratim Roy’s Baby K. Rii will play as the eponymous character created by the recently demised author Nabarun Bhattacharya. Saboteur Art is bringing the play on stage.
Story goes that Roy, the play’s director, is a close associate of Q and worked as an editor, along with Nikon, in his latest film Ludo. “That is when I discovered Rii’s passion for acting. Also, the way she looks gels well with the appearance of Baby K. While adapting the work for stage, I couldn’t think of any other actress apart from Rii,” says Supratim.
The director says that Rii was excited about the project the first time she heard of it. When asked, isn’t collaborating with Q an issue, now that the Gandu maker spends most part of the year in Goa? Supratim replied saying, “Not at all. Q is always a phone call away. He gave us the music concept, while Neel Adhikari, also his close aide, is scoring for the play,” added Supratim.
