Meet IPS Simala Prasad, an IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, who is also a Bollywood actress and will be playing the lead role in the film, ‘The Narmada Story’ alongside Mukesh Tiwari and Raghubir Yadav.
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination is considered to be one of the toughest entrance examinations in the world and out of the lakhs of aspirants that sit for this exam, only a few hundreds are able to clear all three rounds of it. In today’s times, due to social media, IAS officers are extremely popular on social media as well and are treated like celebrities and taking this trend a step forward is IPS Simala Prasad from the Madhya Pradesh cadre. In a rare case, IPS Simala Prasad, a civil servant is now stepping into the world of films as she will be playing the lead role in the film ‘The Narmada Story’ which will also feature Raghubir Yadav and Mukesh Tiwari. Who is IPS Simala Prasad and what is this film that she is doing, know everything…
Who Is IPS Simala Prasad?
IPS Simala Prasad was born in October 1980 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Her mother, Mehrunnisa Parvez has contributed to Indian Literature and was also awarded the Padma Shri in 2005 for the same and her father, Bhagirath Prasad was an IAS officer himself. As IPS Simala Prasad juggles her job as a IAS officer along with being an actress, she credits the UPSC inspiration to her father and her interest in art to her mother.
IPS Simala Prasad Educational Qualifications
Born and brought up in Bhopal, IPS Simala Prasad did her schooling from St Joseph Co-Ed School and then did her Bachelor’s in Commerce. The IPS officer completed her post graduation in Sociology from Barkatullah University in Bhopal. After school and college, IPS Simala Prasad qualified the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission Exam and became a DSP; during this time, she started her self-study to crack the UPSC examination. She cleared the UPSC CSE 2010 in her first attempt and secured AIR 51, at the age of 22.
IPS Simala Prasad Becomes Film Actress
IPS Simala Prasad is currently in the news as she will be starring in a lead role, in the film ‘The Narmada Story’ which will feature celebrated actors like Raghubir Yadav and Mukesh Tiwari. The film is based on true events, is shot across Madhya Pradesh and according to the IPS officer, it is an eye-opener. A suspense thriller based on real-life events, The Narmada Story is directed by Zaigham Imam. Before this film, IPS Simala Prasad has also worked in the film titles ‘Nakkash’ alongside Kumud Mishra; this film was also directed by Zaigham Imam.