Rupali Ganguly: Aisa birthday yaadgar rahega

Actor Rupali Ganguly recently tested positive for Covid-19. But she hasn’t lost her chirpiness one bit. “That I will never let go of, even Covid-19 can’t get that out. I am feeling the effects now. Taste ka gad bad ho raha hai, zabaan thodi bhaari (heavy) lag rahi hai,” she says.

The actor was slated to ring in her birthday today at Alibag and even scheduled her holiday for three days, but the universe had other plans. “It’s going to be heart-breaking. I am a very family oriented person. I don’t have friends, I have my family who are like my friends. Last birthday I was on a video call with my family, saying ‘next year we’ll celebrate’. This year, we had a nice bungalow booked in Alibag. Ab toh pati aur bachcha bhi nahin honge paas. Aisa birthday, yeh yaadgar rahega. I have to throw a party for my unit (soon),” the 43-year-old quips. With a host of TV actors getting Covid-19, there must be fear. Ganguly says, “We can only think ‘we got it from there’. It’s definitely not from my sets, because my set is a fortress.”

While her staff, hubby, son and mother-in-law have tested negative, Ganguly is paranoid about the show’s track, but is keeping her fingers crossed. “The fear is always there. Complacency ke liye there’s no space. Hum log entertainers hai aur humara kaam hain entertain karte rehna. Main toh yahi kehti hoon Rajan (producer) ko ki hamare show ko kisi ki badi buri nazar lag gayi hai,” says the Sarabhai vs Sarabhai actor, adding, “Corona is a thing; it’s not about if you’ll get it. It’s about when you get it. Yeh hona toh hum sabko hain,” she adds.

Ganguly admits that she was more worried for her family. “All that was in my head. Plus sets mein nahin jaana hoga itne din tak. I was feeling guilty. I know how I have been lapsed and been so careless about this,” she adds.

Last birthday I was on a zoom call with my family, saying 'next year we'll celebrate'.

RUPALI GANGULY,

Actor