Actor Kiara Advani misses going on sets, but she is also glad the world is seeking happiness in simple things
Prashant Singh (HINDUSTAN TIMES; April 25, 2020)

Last year, she “had no time to breathe” with two back-to-back releases, and shooting for five (including an OTT film, Guilty) films. But this year, actor Kiara Advani has all the time in the world. “In 2019, I was running around so much, working on one film after the other. At one point, I was like, ‘Am I doing enough, or am I doing too much?’ Now, I can confidently say I was happy I was doing that (running around),” she says.

Calling the lockdown “an extraordinary situation”, Advani says she is “very much a home person by nature.” “In normal circumstances, when I’m at home, I’m the happiest. But now, Earth has pressed the pause button and is filtering itself. But it’s great to see that we’re all now finding happiness in simple things of life, and are also coming together to lend a helping hand selflessly,” the actor adds.

So, how is she coping? “I must say that we’re the privileged ones, and we can only be grateful to God for that. With a roof over our head, we don’t have to worry about our next meal, etc. During the first part of lockdown, it was about doing something that I haven’t done before. But lockdown 2.0 is all about my hobbies, and rediscovering art such as painting and even cooking, which are extremely therapeutic,” she says.

Advani is also finishing reading her scripts. “Plus, I’m using this period to polish my Urdu and Hindi diction. I’ve also gotten back in touch with so many of my friends and even school teachers. There’s a feeling of oneness, that we are all in this together,” says the actor, adding that she misses going out on sets. “Once things become ‘normal’, I’ll immediately meet my team members, and also friends and extended family members. I also want to go to a theatre and enjoy a movie with popcorn,” she says.

Work-wise, a day after Coronavirus was declared a pandemic, the makers of her film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 decided to pause the shoot in Lucknow. “But Shershaah is complete. And just five-six days of work was left on Laxmmi Bomb and Indoo Ki Jawani,” the actor shares.
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Catching up!

“I’m not much of a reader, but reading [books] is surely on my bucket list. I have a few books that I want to read. But, of late, I have watched a lot of shows as well as films, such as Pushpavalli, 9-1-1, Little Fires Everywhere, Special Ops, Knives Out, among others. For some reason, I have been watching a lot of crime-related stuff. But you can say that I am keeping myself entertained.”