India, March 31 -- Rituparna Sengupta pauses for a moment when I ask her about Puratawn, her upcoming film with director Suman Ghosh. The actor is searching for the right word while describing a situation, and lights up as she gets it- internalizing. One of Bengal's most prolific actors, Sengupta has managed to hold herself steady in both mainstream cinema and found critical acclaim in parallel films. In this exclusive interaction with HT, the actor opened up about Puratawn, the new Bengali film in which she plays a woman coming to terms with her own present. (Also read: Interview | Jeet says he is 'lucky' to work with Prosenjit Chatterjee for the first time in Khakee: The Bengal Chapter)

When asked what made her say yes to the film, the...