IT IS PAINFUL TO SEE SO MUCH SUFFERING ALL AROUND: DISHA
Disha Patani hopes for the country to come out of this crisis as soon as possible
As India reels under the second wave of Covid-19, social media is flooded with pleas seeking medical help. Disheartened by what’s happening all around, actor Disha Patani feels that this is the time when everyone needs to stay safe and just try and help each other as much as possible.
“It has been a tough time for everyone, more so for those who’ve been struggling with basic necessities. It’s painful to see so much suffering all around, but what we can do to make it less difficult is take precautions, mask up, get vaccinated and extend help to all those in need,” says the actor.
Hoping for normalcy to resume soon, Patani, 28, adds, “We all are in this together and I pray for everyone’s safety and well being. I hope we, and our country comes out of this crisis as soon as possible.”
On the work front, while the shoots have once again come to a screeching halt, the actor prefers to focus on the positive side and looks forward to entertaining the audiences through her next film, Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai, alongside actor Salman Khan. “The multi-platform release was our best option given the existing situation at hand. Theatre owners had appealed to Salman sir to get them out of this slump by releasing his movie in theatres. So, along with releasing it in regions where theatres aren’t shut, the audiences can watch the film from the comfort of their home too,” says the actor, adding, “I feel glad that we are able to entertain the audience in such tough times”.
This is Patani’s second collaboration with Khan after Bharat (2019), and talking of her experience, she says, “He’s a great human being and always makes everyone comfortable. He’s so inspiring and I’m very grateful that I got the opportunity to work with such a superstar once again.”
Her song, Seeti Maar, from the film, is already a rage and Patani couldn’t be happier about it. “It was pretty difficult prepping for the song because it was the first time I was working with Prabhudeva sir (director of the film). But he was very patient with me. It was a different choreography but was so much fun,” says the actor, who also has films such as KTina and Ek Villain Returns in her kitty.
Admitting how opportunities to show off her dancing skills on the screen, makes her “very happy”, Patani shares, “My character in a film matters the most but if I get a good song in the film, then it does make me very happy because I love dancing.”