Kaam toh hota rahega, people’s safety is very important: Vicky
As an actor, I want to be on sets... But at the same time, I feel we also have to think about the larger issue at hand. VICKY KAUSHAL ACTOR
It goes without saying that everything — be it personal or professional — came to a screeching halt when the Covid-19-induced lockdown came into force in March. The same holds true for the film industry as well. And while some actors-filmmakers “miss being on the sets”, others feel “we should rather wait and watch (before commencing work)”.
Actor Vicky Kaushal, for one, is “missing work” but at the same time, yearns for things to move towards normalcy. “Of course, as an actor, I want to be on sets, since it’s something that is closest to my heart. But at the same time, I feel we also have to think about the larger issue at hand. Kaam toh hota rahega, logon ki safety pehle important hai,” says the Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) actor.
Kaushal, who was seen in Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship earlier this year, is also slated to team up with his Uri… director, Aditya Dhar, on an ambitious venture titled The
Immortal Ashwatthama, which is now likely to go on the floors sometime next year.
He had also wrapped up the shooting schedule for his next, Shoojit Sircar’s Sardar Udham Singh, before the lockdown was announced. “That way, I am very happy that there’s no film of mine which is stuck in between,” says the Raazi (2018) actor, who was set to start shooting for Karan Johar’s multi-starrer magnum opus, Takht, in March.
In the meantime, Kaushal also celebrated his 32nd birthday amid lockdown on May 16, within the confines of his Andheri home. “There was no big bash or anything. Ghar pe hi cake banaya humne, but it was possibly the best birthday I’ve had in a long time, with just my parents and brother (actor Sunny Kaushal). We didn’t do anything ostentatious but it was an extremely special birthday, wherein I had all the time to spend with my loved ones,” shares Kaushal, who hasn’t “stepped out of the house” for over two months now.