Spending almost three decades in the film industry hasn’t blunted Rohit Roy’s penchant for playing a cop on screen. He seemed excited about his role in Jeet-starrer Chengiz, which released in cinemas on April 21.

The actor plays ACP Samir Sinha in the movie that traces the evolution of the Kolkata underworld from the 1970s to 1990s. “I love playing cops. The most challenging part is that my character ages from 28 years to 55 years. From there we see him as a 75-year-old man. He has three distinct looks in the three eras. I have never done anything like that,” he said.

“Playing the 55-year-old was easy. But it was difficult to portray a 28-year-old young man and an old man of 75 years. I think the best parts of the film are when I play the 75-year-old. I really wanted to dig my teeth into it,” he added.

The actor admitted that one didn’t usually get characters like this in a commercial potboiler. “I’ll always be indebted to the makers for choosing me for this role. It’s probably my best work to date,” he said.

Talking about what excited him the most about the Rajesh Ganguly-helmed film, Rohit said, “I have grown up watching Amitabh Bachchan movies. When I first heard the script of Chengiz, the feeling that I got was that it is Shakti meets Deewar.”

The Jeet-starrer action drama, releasing across the country in Hindi and English, is set to release in cinemas on April 21. It also has Susmita Chatterjee and Shataf Figar in pivotal roles. Although the film is made on a modest budget, it looks like a big-budget film. “Chengiz is not a 100-crore budget film. But never did anyone say that something won’t be possible to do or something can’t be made available. Nobody ever said no to anything. Credit goes to Jeet and his team,” the actor said.

Asked whether he remembers the first and the last shot he filmed for Chengiz, the Kaabil actor said he didn’t remember the first shot that I filmed. “But I definitely remember the last shot because I was in the getup of the old man. I must have rehearsed a hundred times before I went on set for that scene because I was too stressed about it. It was tough with makeup and prosthetics but I really enjoyed that day.”