‘Lockdown has been a great learning curve’

From styling her own shoots, though it is not her niche, taking virtual dance classes to better her craft, watching documentaries to understand nuances of different characters and creating her own digital series, actress Alaya F. is doubling up with her hard work and dedication to ensure nothing hampers her commitments during the lockdown.

“I had certain work commitments to fulfil even while on lockdown. As actors, our nature of work requires us to be in front of the camera and usually we have a whole team of professionals to make us look our best. But due to the lockdown and the safety guidelines that were put in place, it became difficult to have a team, so I had to get creative and do my own hair and makeup and even styling for shoots. I even did a cover shoot by myself at home,” says the Jawaani Jaaneman actress. Alaya had made headlines for delivering a phenomenal performance on the silver screen. Now, when everything is on a standstill, the actress has been keeping her fans engaged on social media.

“I have to stay active on social media as I have brand commitments, so for everything on my social media, including hair and makeup and styling is done by me as also are creating video concepts, shooting them and editing them,” says the actress. “Everything now takes five times the work it would have taken, but it’s been a great learning curve. It has given me the chance to experiment and go out of my comfort zone in many ways. It also kept me occupied and has overall been a lot of fun,” she shares.