There’s anxiety, it is a difficult virus to work around: Shahana on unlock mode
As Covid-19 cases subside and the country moves towards unlocking, there’s a sense of sweeping anxiousness along with a sigh of relief. And that’s what actor Shahana Goswami is also experiencing. She is clutching onto her optimism to get through this phase.
“A lot is going on for a lot of people. I’ve also been out of Mumbai recently, to be with a close friend who lost his mother,” Goswami reveals, adding, “Everybody is going through tragedies, a lot of anxiety and worry, and this is a part of life right now. [But]
I’m somebody who, come what may, believes in holding love, trust and faith in my heart because that’s all there is to do during these times. Other things aren’t in our control.”
About stepping out to shoot once things start in full swing, the actor says while she’s not scared for herself, she’s aware that “it’s kind of a difficult virus to understand and work around” and we have to deal with it with utmost caution, and not fear.
However, The Last Hour and Bombay Begums actor is sure that, “Everybody is trying to be as responsible as possible”. “I hope people would take the right measures and steps to ensure that things only start when we can be in a more controlled environment,” she says.
That said, the 35-year-old is not letting her “optimism and hope” go down with the current state of things. “One has to learn how to overcome the fear. It is natural and normal in this situation but one has to be able to go through that fear and come out with hope and faith,” she ends.