Kavita Awaasthi (HINDUSTAN TIMES; August 17, 2020)

“It is fun to be on the sets to shoot but due to Coronavirus, anxiousness and darr ka mahaul bana rehta hai,” says actor-comedian Ali Asgar, who is shooting for a TV show.

Asgar talks about the anxiousness he felt when he started shooting again and the problems he is dealing with. “No one knows everything about Covid-19 and there are a number of cases where people who are at home and have not stepped out, got infected. We are learning new things every day. We don’t know what is enough (to avoid being infected). My first day of shoot was very difficult. I was scared to use the washroom as I wasn’t sure about the water. I was sanitising everything I touched and was going crazy doing it. Being at home and sanitising stuff at home is different from being with people. My kids make fun of me as I sanitise everything,” says Asgar.

The actor says the biggest scare for him “was to take the mask off and do a scene”. He adds, “The initial few times, it was tough. But, we got used to it. Most people believe the other person isn’t infected, which is okay, but that shouldn’t make our attitude lax.”

A shoot day is a long day for the actor, who shares that he wakes up at 6 am and leaves home by 7.30 am. He had trouble eating food on the set as “it was a long process of cleaning the surface area” and then opening the lunch box. “My wife cut fruits and gave me tooth picks to use, which made it easier for me to eat on the set. When I reach home at 10 pm, I take a bath first, then steam, then sip hot water, and later kadha, and only then I talk to my family,” he says.