IPS officer Simala Prasad to play SI in The Narmada Story: Cinema spreads message to masses; must explore hobbies
IPS officer Simala Prasad says the profession can go hand-in-hand if balanced in the right way. Currently posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (Women’s Safety), at Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), she recently turned author, has previously done small roles in two films, and will next be playing the lead in a feature film where she plays the character of a sub-inspector. IPS officer Simala Prasad and (right) in the character of sub inspector in film The Narmada Story “Meaningful cinema is the need of the hour. I realised that cinema is an important medium to convey important messages to larger audiences. As an officer, when you do good work, it is limited to your location of posting. Books have a wider scope, but cinema has the power of spreading the message and providing solutions to existing problems,” says the 2011 batch officer who cracked the civil services in her first attempt with AIR 51 rank. SP playing an SI! She has done small roles in Alif (2017) and Nakkash (2019), and in her next film …
