Jisshu Sengupta talks ‘Shakuntala Devi’, his take on nepotism

Updated on Jul 24, 2020 03:30 am IST

Bengali star Jisshu Sengupta will be seen opposite Vidya Balan in Shakuntala Devi. While Vidya plays the maths wizard, Jisshu plays her gay husband, Paritosh Bannerji. In this interview, Jisshu talks about working with 'prankster' Vidya in the film, why the role did not make him nervous, finding a mentor in Mahesh Bhatt and also his take on nepotism in Bollywood.

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