Makes no sense to release films this year: Shilpa

This year was supposed to be a big one for Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her fans as the actor was set to make a comeback in films after a gap of 13 years. And it was going to be double celebration as she had two films releasing. However,

the Covid-19 pandemic played quite a spoil sport.

“Man proposes pandemic disposes ,” Shlipa says with a hearty laugh, adding that she isn’t sweating much about it as she has got this time to spend with her daughter, Samisha, who she welcomed via surrogacy on February 15.

“I live in the now, you’ve to take it as it comes. My reintroduction on the big screen is not more important than health. I don’t want to step out of the house” she shares.

The 45-year-old had almost finished Nikamma and a little of Hungama 2 was left before the pandemic struck. “We had set things up in a way which would have made it easy for me, but I still wouldn’t have got the time with Samisha, like I do now,” she adds.

Calling 2020 a “blur” for everyone, Kundra feels that things will not be normal before next year. “My films are on floors. But it doesn’t make sense for producers to release their films this year,” she says.

Given that many films have taken the digital route, would she be okay if her films, too, followed on the same path? The actor reveals that the filmmakers of both her films aren’t keen about the idea. “Sabbir (Khan; director of Nikamma) would not like to release it on the web. Even Ratan ji (Ratan Jain; producer Hungama 2) doesn’t want to do it. These are not OTT films,” she says.

While films may have taken a backseat, Shilpa is focusing on her health and has turned a vegetarian. “I first gave up meat, then chicken and then fish. I luckily have a spouse (Raj Kundra) who has gone a step ahead become a vegan,” she concludes.