Bob Biswas now on TV

Already, a graphic novel has been dedicated to him. When contacted, the director sounded both intrigued and worried, "Bob Biswas has most definitely exceeded the popularity of Kahaani. Poor Saswata has lost his identity. He is addressed as Bob wherever he goes."

So is Bob getting a second life? Said Sujoy, "Audiences have adopted Bob. I get suggestions on how to take his character forward from youngsters on the Internet. Bob isn't your suave, gun-toting, cool killer. He is an overweight insurance agent. We didn't give Bob a family life. But he probably goes back to a family after killing. He probably needs a second income to support his family. That's why he does the killings. I don't know... These are the details that need to be fleshed out. And we're working on it."

While Sujoy isn't too forthcoming, we know a TV serial expanding Bob's life as a workingclass assassin is being worked on. Ghosh only says, "The idea is being worked on," pointing out it won't be easy for Bob to relocate from Kolkata to Mumbai.

Meanwhile, Saswata says, "The only problem with a TV serial is you never know where it will go. Suppose they decide to make Bob a pathosladen victim of circumstances, who goes home to his ailing mother after the killings, it would be rather sad for the character. I'd like Bob to be taken further only if the content justifies his renewal. I've spent my entire life in Kolkata. My nine-year-old daughter, Hiya, studies here. My wife Mohua is a teacher. I can't wrench them out of their environment. But I can easily travel between Kolkata and Mumbai."

Incidentally, Hiya hasn't seen "Kahaani". "She'd be shocked to see me killing people. I'll show it to her when she's older," concludes 'Bob'.