Paayel to play a police officer in her next film

On Thursday, Paayel Sarkar was busy with her look test for Suman Maitra’s film Simanto, where she is cast opposite

Shaheb Bhattacherjee

. Rajatava Dutta is also part of this film. “I loved Dashami, which was directed by Suman. This film too has a gripping storyline. I play an interrogating officer in this film. This is the first time that I am playing a police officer. Since childhood, I always used to be fascinated by such powerful women. Kiran Bedi was my inspiration and I am so happy that Suman has cast me in such an interesting character. I enjoyed the look test in a police officer’s attire. It gave me a lot of inner power and strength. Working with Shaheb is also fun as we bond well off-screen too. Most of the time our topic of discussion is fitness,” said the actress, who is just back from

London

after shooting for Kamaleswar Mukherjee’s film, Anusandhan.
“Travelling in this new normal is not easy especially when you have to wear the mask and face shield in the flight," said Paayel who did some Durga Puja shopping from London.
The actress is happy that finally, theatres are reopening. “Watching a film over a tub of popcorn at a theatre has its own charm. I am going to watch Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi, starring Akshay Kumar on the very first day and if possible first show too,” said the actress.