Joy Sengupta: Cinemas help me understand my reality better

Joy Sengupta whose film ‘Ebhabei Golpo Hok’ released during Puja says cinema is a place where people can lose themselves and forget all the problems for some time.
“For me, it is an anti-depressant that heals me. Cinemas transport me to a magical world of characters and their history. They help me understand my reality better. This juxtaposition of magic and reality is what I was looking forward to again when I walked into the theatre to watch my film Ebhabei Golpo Hok,” the actor shares with ETimes in an exclusive chat.
For Joy, every time he watches a movie at a theatre, it feels cinema is creating an ambiance of something special unfolding. “Once the heavy door is thrown open, coffee and caramel popcorn are my companion as I get immersed not in, but inside, the big screen. Watching cinema on a big screen also creates a sense of community experience. It makes us feel humane. Otherwise, life will be a solitary pursuit of money,” adds the versatile actor.
However, the experience is not the same in the new normal. “It feels strange to watch a film in the new normal. It seems like a battle against odds. There is fear mongering but the reality is that the cinemas have security protocol and are safer than a market or an ordinary closed room,” said Joy.