India, Jan. 11 -- Having made his mark in Hindi cinema, actor Sharman Joshi is now stepping into the Bengali film industry with his next project, Bhalobashar Morshum. The film is currently in production with a week of schedule left, and the actor tells us, "I really enjoyed working on the film." Performing in a new language was a formidable challenge for the 46-year-old: "Bengali was completely foreign to me. I had both the English and Hindi versions of the script, so I used to read them together. The chief assistant director would sit with me before every scene, guiding me as I mouthed all my lines. I did it carefully, and even though I didn't speak the language, I was able to emote in it." The actor reveals that the film will feature a dubbing artiste for his lines. "I'm not very good with languages. In fact, even in Hindi films, I hardly remember my dialogues," he says with a laugh. "A theatre director once taught me to forget everything I've done before starting a new project, to carry no baggage from earlier work. That's now become my practice." Alongside his Bengali debut, the actor is returning to his theatre roots. He is currently working on an English play that opens on January 25. "English is the language I'm most comfortable in, though I've done only one English play before," he shares, adding, "The play explores how language can become a challenge, and the dialogue between theatre and an actor who is leaving the medium. Theatre is represented by a woman."...