Riddhi Sen takes t2 through some of the film’s standout scenes

The football match: Every day we used to talk about the football match, which had around 500 shots. The fun part was that we had to play against actual football players! And they were being told to let go of the ball! Football’s my favourite sport, I watch it religiously but I don’t play it, so I made it a point to practise with the ball whenever I had some free time during the shoot. For my first goal, Shoojitda told me to try a half-volley. I told him I couldn’t do it. It was not possible. During the shoot I got the ball mid-air and took a shot, and the ball went in! Doing a real half-volley was the biggest surprise of my life.

The first kiss: It’s the ideal scene for a first kiss. It’s one of the best moments in the film, and has been shot really simply. But I was under so much pressure and only Anindyada understood that! Dhee came in early that day to provide support. I was tense before the shoot, but while shooting the scene we (he and Surangana) were quite okay. The scene is not conveying anything adult. Anindyada told us to just capture the moment.    

Pushing the car: Both the sequences (of pushing Titir’s — played by Surangana — family car) were canned on the same day! And we had to portray completely contrasting emotions. The second car sequence is quite symbolic and works on different levels. Other than pushing the car, my character Phoara is actually pushing Titir away from his life. 

In the football gallery: It is such an overpowering moment. The teenage emotion I had to convey was really complex. Phoara doesn’t know who he is trying to defeat. My only fear was that the scene shouldn’t come across as melodramatic. And so I didn’t overthink it. Everything was pretty spontaneous. Didn’t do too many rehearsals. Credit goes to Anindyada. He gave me and Rajatava Dutta (who plays a football coach) enough time. 

Peeking at a couple through binoculars: For this scene, we climbed a tree that was pretty huge. Once the shot was over, all of us started to get down except for Rajarshi, who has a fear of heights. It was a risky situation since he wasn’t willing to come down! He just kept on saying, ‘I don’t want to come down.’ It took us nearly 25 minutes to get him down.