 Rohatgi was considered a sex symbol by the Indian media during her early career in films.Payal Rohatgi made her theatre debut with director and producer Vandana Sajnani's play called "Fourplay" in 2010.In September 2013, Rohatgi was featured in Life OK's TV fiction show "Hum Ne Li Hai Shapath" where she played the supervillain Gong in a special episode of the comic series.