Dolcy D’Cruz
From ‘Bandit Queen’s Phoolan Devi to ‘Khamoshi: The Musical’s Flavy Braganza to Mary in Soul Curry, Seema Biswas plays each rememberable character with excellence. In Goa with the film, ‘Khoya Paya’, Seema plays the role of a mother who is left behind at the Mahakumbh Mela all by herself. “I may not be a mother but I have all the qualities to play a mother,” she says on her role in the film. hosts too who don’t show off. I love Goa very much. I shot in Goa 12 years back in Calangute with Jackie Shroff for ‘Soul Curry’, a Konkani film and a short film on 26/11 titled ‘Un Hazaro Ke Naam’. I have shot here three, four times right from 1987 and I performed also as a theatre artiste,” says Seema. 56 Seema has a beautiful connection with Goa as she shot one of her early films in Goa and always feels welcomed. “Goa has very positive vibes. People are very relaxed, fun-loving, it’s not complicated. This warmth and welcoming attitude makes it a tourist spot. Goans are good Seema was also a jury member at IFFI 2014 of the foreign film category. “As a jury, it’s very non-social work. I had one Australian movie also here at that time. I still remember Dutch-Australian filmmaker Paul Cox on his final feature film, ‘Force of Destiny’ with Shahana Goswami. But I could not come for the screening because I was a jury member. And as a sincere and honest jury, I will watch it on big screen, not at home, So, I refused to watch it here and I feel very sorry for that director because he passed away. I could not keep my promise to him that we will see the f ilm all together,” informs Seema. “It’s a treat to be part of IFFI as an artiste. But sometime I want to come as a totally unknown person, to be here among cinema lovers, by being a non celebrity and enjoy religiously watching movies one by one. I can come anytime to Goa for holidays,” concludes Seema
