This lockdown is a test: Omi Vaidya
I’ m okay. We are all alive!” says actor Omi Vaidya, whilst describing the “not so great” scenario in Washington, DC, where he lives. “It’s not a lockdown like in India, which it should be. It’s starting to open up here, because this country is run by capitalism, so people in power are a little bit more focused on making money than lives sometimes. But it’s okay, there are only a couple of big hotspots where the rates are still high. Luckily, these are also the places where professional and intelligent people live, so most are following rules,” says the actor, 38, adding, “It’s actually a test to see if we can work together for the first time. God knows what is going to happen with climate change.”
And much like everyone keeping themselves busy during the lockdown, one thing which the actor did was starring in a web show, portions for which he shot on his wife’s phone.
Vaidya mentions that even though the lockdown in his area is yet to be lifted, there has been an ease in restrictions now. “They have opened up boating,” he tells us, adding, “And you can go to outdoor venues, but more than 10 people can’t congregate.”
“Before, it was safe at home, now it is safer at home. You can go out, but not really. You have to wear a mask. I am lucky I work here, and have another job other than the film industry. But the unlucky ones are the essential workers, like in grocery stores. Those people tend to be the ones not making much money. People want to be alive, and at the same time, put food in their family’s stomach,” he signs off.