India, May 15 -- Actor Saswata Chatterjee is no stranger to playing characters who have a few shades of grey. His turn as Bob Biswas in Kahaani remains iconic to this day. So how is his upcoming character Belal Mallik in The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika different? To begin with, he is the master of disguise. Ahead of the release of the new Eken film on Friday, the actor talks about stepping into 11 roles for one part, his love for the Eken films and more (Translated from Bengali). (Also read: 'Eken Babu has given me identity as an actor': Anirban Chakrabarti | Interview)

The actor is tight-lipped about his role in the film. "I can't say much about Belal Mallick, but it is clear that he is a negative character," he begins. "The one who stan...