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‘I definitely want to get back to work’

- Kavita Awaasthi kavita.awaasthi@htlive.com ASTHA JOSHI

After a pause of over three months due to the nationwide lockdown because of the pandemic, a number of actors have felt restlessne­ss and wish to get back to work. Especially now that the shootings of TV shows have resumed, they’re eager to get back including actor Arjun Bijlani. “I definitely want to get back to work,” he says, adding “But with all the safety precaution­s because at the end of the day, this virus is real. I think right now, producers will work on the existing projects, and then start something new.”

The Miley Jab Hum Tum actor admits that people’s lives are more important than their desire of getting back to work. “I am sure people are finding ways to shoot and with time, I think things will get better or at least we should hope that things get better with time. Because no matter how badly you want to work, I think you want to live much more than that. And you want to live healthy.

This virus is quite scary, the after effects are bad and even if you recover, it takes a lot of time. We should be careful,” he says.

Bijlani has been utilising this lockdown to spend quality time with his five-year-old son Ayaan, and has also taken up cycling with friends. He enjoys cycling around Mount Mary Church and Bandstand. He says that he is using this time to do things that he wanted to do but couldn’t. “I never got the time for cycling earlier, and now I am getting it. I have been doing things that I wanted to do but couldn’t do. Because of the pollution in Mumbai, the traffic, nobody wants to cycle. But right now, the roads are empty in the morning, you get to breathe in the fresh air, so it’s a good time to cycle,” says the State of Siege: 26/11 actor.

It’s been six months since this pandemic entered our lives and turned it upside down. Though all of us trying to survive it but still there are many who are losing the battle of life.

Days have been long and unproducti­ve but then one day I realized I had this strong inclinatio­n towards photograph­y. With nature in the backdrop and as my main model, I tried taking pictures with best available resources. My first collection being, ‘The sky,’ and then I started working on more ideas and this made me sure that there was no going back and continue with my newborn skill. When I shared my pictures on social media the result was outstandin­g, everybody praised my work. It was a blissful feeling and reason to enjoy.

Each day I woke up with better plans to improve my new found hobby. My pictures also helped me to increase my followers on social media accounts too and turned me into a blogger. I use my time, making creative portraits too.

Now I am not improving my photograph­y skills but also working on my editing skills as I have been using different editing software to improve my work. I feel blessed that I am at my home and safe during this pandemic and surrounded by my loved ones who care for me.

Lastly, we all should use this period as an opportunit­y to improve our learning. So, don’t sit idle instead make memories, do creative stuff, work on yourself and spend time with your loved ones. And take care of each other.

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