Mouni to help those affected by Amphan
Apart from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, our country has been dealing with a number of other problems and disasters including Cyclone Amphan, that wreaked havoc in West Bengal and Odisha. In a bid to help people affected by the cyclone, actor Mouni Roy will auction six paintings made by her to raise funds. The proceeds of the sale will go to the NGO Goonj, which has been working to help people in the affected areas.
Roy says, “The damage caused by Amphan was a lot, and Bengal is still dealing with the aftermath of the cyclone. From my end, this is a small attempt to help. It’s the first time that I am auctioning my paintings and I hope people bid well and are kind enough to contribute. All of us are in this together and have to help each other.”
Roy’s mother and brother live in the city of Coochbehar in
West Bengal, and the cyclone worried the actor a lot, as she is not in the country currently. “It rained quite a lot there, but thankfully, my city was not affected. My family is safe, thank God,” she exclaims.
The Made in China (2019) actor has been homebound since “over two and a half months”, and admits that she is surprisingly “quite okay about it”. She says, “I have had days of feeling restless, useless and anxious, but you have to remind yourself that it is not just you and everyone is going through this. At a time like this, the whole world is taking a breather. The lockdown feels like we are all on pause. One has to feel gratitude for what you have and be thankful for everything, including the basic necessities that one has. During this time, what I have learnt is that life can be simple and beautiful. We don’t need as much as we think we do.”