Q: On the theatre community during these unprecedented times and the post-COVID recovery

A: I think performing arts will always exist. I know we aren’t labelled as essential services but no matter what you do, you will always need entertainment. We are here and we love doing this. So I am hoping that, even though theatre has been hit due to the pandemic, we will find a way to continue. When it is safe for people to assemble in theatres, we will be back. But until then, we are lucky to have been enabled by the web space to create new content and put ourselves out there. Platforms like Paytm Insider, where Timeloss will be streamed, have allowed us to create and experiment with this new medium.

Q: On lockdown and her upcoming plans.

A: The lockdown period has been a spiritual journey for me. I have realised the kind of work I want to do and that it would take time to do it. It’s good to be choosy and also every time you play a new character the journey is emotional as well as physical. So I think it’s important to pick where you give your energy. I am very grateful and feel blessed for the kind of projects I have been doing. ‘Raat Akeli Hai’ just released on Netflix and there is ‘The Gone Game’ that released on Voot last week. ‘Cargo’, a science fiction film with Vikrant Massey, directed by Aarti Kadav, will release on 9 September and of course ‘Mirzapur’ Season 2 will be out on 23 October. I also have look tests coming up for a new show that I can’t talk about. So there is work happening and I hope that I am always here entertaining everybody, because I love doing that.