Everything has come to a standstill in the entertainment industry amid the ongoing lockdown owing to the surge in Covid-19 cases. And it has become difficult for actors, who have had to leave shots for projects mid way.
Actor Bhanu Uday Goswami tells us that the shoot of the recently released series, Rudrakaal, also came to a halt.
тАЬWe actually were fortunate that we had a bank, but itтАЩs all replenished now. Just a couple of episodes are left to be shot. I had also finished another series but only my part in it has been shot, the rest of the shoot is still left as it was happening in Kota. Now that stands stalled. So, despite me having done my work, the series canтАЩt be out because the whole series hasnтАЩt been completed yet,тАЭ laments Goswami.
The actor, who starred in web film Ludo last year, says that thereтАЩs a lot of speculation going around about when work would resume.
тАЬWeтАЩre ready for any eventuality, if weтАЩve to shoot, weтАЩll shoot, if weтАЩve to wait, weтАЩll wait,тАЭ he adds.
Last year, when the pandemic hit, there was a lot of ready content available both in terms of films and series, which kept the audiences hooked and the business running. However, Goswami, 40, notes that this year would not be the same.
тАЬLast year, people had a lot of work ready, but thatтАЩs not the case now because work has been sporadic and very less amount was shot in that very short window. WeтАЩve exhausted most of it now. This is altogether a separate challenge. So, I donтАЩt see that all of a sudden thereтАЩll be a barrage of stuff on OTT for consumption,тАЭ he explains.
While the actor admits that things can get a bit тАЬfrustratingтАЭ, heтАЩs not letting the situation affect him too much.
тАЬAs an actor essentially, one gets used to uncertainty. Not at this level of heightened situation but an actorтАЩs job is such that anything can happen any day. Your projects get shelved at the last moment. IтАЩve learnt that lesson over the years,тАЭ he ends.
