Indian actress Paoli Dam is now in Dhaka. She is shooting for a film with Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan in Bangladesh titled Sotta. She has come here for the third schedule of the film. Shooting of this film has been on going for one and half years. Last Wednesday, she was caught at the Shahid Minar, Dhaka shooting for the film.
The film has been directed by Hasibur Reza Kallol, is an adaptation of Sohani Hossain’s novel Maa.
Sotta has a romantic story line, where a bohemian, to be played by Shakib Khan, encounters a prostitute, enacted by Paoli Dam. Besides the romance of the two outcasts, the film will also focus on struggles of underprivileged people.
Paoli Dam received acclamation for her acting in Bangladesh-India joint venture films Padma Nadir Majhi and Moner Manush, and popular Bollywood film Hate Story.
Ahmed Rubel, Bonna Mirza, Kabila and Nasreen will also work in Sotta. She has posted about her arriving in Dhaka on her social media page. But for security reasons, her shooting details are not disclosed by the authority, claims the source.