Pooja Kumar signs Priyadarshan’s ‘The Invisible Mask’

Actress Pooja Kumar, who impressed audiences with her performances in both Kamal Haasan’s Vishwaroopam and Vishwaroopam 2, is all excited about her upcoming film that has been directed by ace director Priyadarshan.

The pretty actress says, “It is a Hindi film titled ‘The Invisible Mask‘ and it will be released on Netflix. It is basically a film that comprises of four different stories, something in the pattern of ‘I Hate Luv Storys’. Priyan sir has directed one of the four stories. The other three stories are being directed by Aniruddh, Pradeep Sarkar and Mahesh Manjrekar.”

Pooja is thrilled to bits at having got an opportunity to work with the ace cinematographer and director Priyadarshan on his film, which has a women-oriented subject. She says,”The fact that I got to work with Priyan sir is amazing. He is one of the best writers and has done around 200 movies. What I appreciate about him is that he has moved on with the times. He is not stuck in the 1980s or 90s. He is moving with youngsters and understands what is realistically happening with people today. That’s why he is still making movies which are top class.”

Talking about her role in the film, she says, ” I play a modern-day woman who is from the middle-class. It’s basically what happens in her life when she takes up a job in a cafe and she has to leave her marriage. It is what a lot of women are going through right now. Women are in that stage where they are like ‘We want more out of life’. Thanks to the Internet, women are learning that they can have a family and also a career as well. The men too have to move with the times. That is what Priyan has addressed in this film.”

The actress says that Priyan sir has finished his story and that the other three directors are working on theirs. “I am guessing it will take another four months for the film to release,” she says.

Priyadarshan is currently making a historical film based on the life of Kunjali Marakkar called Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham. Will audiences get to see Pooja in the film? The actress says with a grin, “Maybe, I’m not saying anything.” It is clear from her expression that there is more to that maybe. So, when we insist and ask her if we would be right in saying there was a good chance of her being in the film, she again laughs and says, ‘Maybe, Maybe.’