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Gurmeetdebina’s Dilli darshan
Actors Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee were recently in the Capital for a professional commitment. And though the visit was for just a day, the couple took back good memories as they enjoyed some sense of normalcy amid the pandemic. They also did a special photoshoot with HT City, following all Covid-19 precautions.
Choudhary says they had to be very careful while making the trip. “Kaam bhi karna hai, par dhyaan rakhte huye. The funda is clear: wear a mask, keep washing your hands and go out for work. Some fear should be there. It keeps you stable,” he explains.
For Bonnerjee, there’s a sense of paranoia due to Covid-19, and also because one keeps hearing how the situation is not any better. The 38year-old tells us, “Door se sunne mein aata hai ki bahut zyada cases ho rahe hain. But when we reached Delhi, we felt everybody is following the rules, wearing masks, everything is fine. The way they show in the news, it’s not that scary. It was comfortable.”
Adjacent to the Gurugram hotel they were staying in is a mall, and Bonnerjee couldn’t contain her excitement as we took the couple for a stroll there.
Choudhary tells us, “We got emotional, because where we stay in Mumbai, malls have been shut for some time. In Delhi, there were people in the mall, all wearing masks. One gets the confidence that you’re safe. Debina pagal ho gayi thi shopping ke naam se!” Bonnerjee clarifies, “I didn’t go crazy shopping. I saw a mall after a long time, and we didn’t have to go far away. I was so happy seeing a mall open and just the sense of normalcy which seems to be back. We were strolling, toh thodi shopping ho gayi.”
Choudhary, 37, admits that while they love the city, he has not shot any of his projects there, and hopes to soon. He adds, “We love Delhi! The people are so nice!”
When we reached Delhi, we felt everybody is following the rules. Not as scary as the news shows us. DEBINA BONNERJEE,