Basu said the period film has a lot of &quot;intrigue&quot; and &quot;passion&quot;. <img alt="" src="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/images/b-town-specials/spa-time/siddharth-basu.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 711px;" /> Siddharth Basu with Shruti Sheth &quot;I just got roped in to do a role in Anurag Kashyap&#39;s &#39;Bombay Velvet&#39;, a sumptuous period film, with intrigue, passion and romance,&quot; Basu told IANS and added that he enjoys being in front of the camera. &quot;It&#39;s good to be able to concentrate on performance with a fine director at the helm. It&#39;s a nice change from putting together all the elements that go into a show,&quot; he said. Basu, who will also be seen in Shoojit Sircar&#39;s &quot;Madras Cafe&quot;, coming out Aug 23, is open to doing more roles. &quot;If time allows, and the film and filmmakers are doing the kind of cinema I like....&quot; In 1985, Basu became a quiz show host with &quot;Quiz Time&quot; on Doordarshan. He later launched his company Big Synergy that produced shows like &quot;Kaun Banega Crorepati&quot; and &quot;Dus Ka Dum&quot;.

He has played the role of a quizmaster successfully for years. Now television producer-director Siddhartha Basu has been roped in to play a role in Anurag Kashyap's upcoming film "Bombay Velvet"

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