‘As a producer, I felt a sense of empathy during Covid-19 crisis’
Actor Ravi Dubey, who also backs a show as a producer, had quite a few learnings amid the pandemic. And there are some things that he admits he could have never experienced, had he stuck to just acting.
Dubey had to manage a lot of things, given how the shoot schedules went haywire due to the lockdown. “As an entrepreneur, we all have some latent empathy. When you know that a certain number of people are dependent on you, not just for their livelihood but health and well-being also, that sense of empathy gets a direction,” the actor shares, adding that he got to experience that empathy during the Covid-19 crisis, as a producer.
The 37-year-old, popular for shows such as Jamai Raja and Saas Bina Sasural, adds, “Being an actor, all you’re responsible for is yourself and your staff of four to five people. But as a producer, as soon as I got to know we’re going to be working with a certain set of people, it was important to first get them all vaccinated... my entire production company and crew.”
Pointing out how one is prone to catching the cold and fever in the two to three days after getting the jab, Dubey says, “From the production point of view, those days are always a hit that the producer has to take, but we welcomed it. It was important that everybody involved got vaccinated and took good care of themselves. Only then could we get back to work. We’ll now ensure they get their second dose whenever it’s due.”