‘HIGHEST POINT OF MY CAREER IS TO FACE THE CAMERA AGAIN’

Kriti Kharbanda says that the year 2020 was the lowest point of her life because of the pandemic and her brush with malaria

Actor Kriti Kharbanda, like everyone else in the film industry, had to overcome her fear of stepping out to resume work amid the Covid-19 pandemic. However, she had to overcome more than one obstacle.

She says, “I finished one film during the pandemic, and it feels good because I didn’t think I’d be working in 2020. After the initial 21 days of the lockdown, everyone was thinking everything would be fine, but then it became two months, then four and eventually six. We all had given up after a point.”

And when it was finally time to resume work, she was emotional to be facing the camera again. “I was grateful. The initial few days were extremely taxing. Emotionally, too, we all were coming to terms with the fact that we’ve to constantly sanitise and wear a mask. While everyone around you is covered, you feel extremely exposed as an actor because you’re in front of the camera,” shares the 30-year-old.

What added to the risk was Kharbanda suffering from malaria, and being advised to not venture out. “My immunity was at an all time low. Doctors had advised me to not even step out of the house. But I just had to work. Fortunately, nothing went wrong, and we successfully completed our film,” she says.

In a career spanning 12 years, Kharbanda has done a lot of work, and has had a bittersweet experience. But she calls 2020 the lowest point of her career. “I’ve always been a workaholic. But now, I had so much time and I didn’t know what to do with it. It wasn’t easy and we all went through that,” she admits.