Mithila Palkar, who was shooting in Hyderabad for a project, is back in Mumbai. However, the Karwaan actress, who actually lives with her grandparents in Dadar, decided to stay in a separate apartment close to their residence, as she had to step out for work. Since she was on a set surrounded by people, she decided to take precautions upon returning to the city.

Mithila says, “By October 2020, I had started working. I was being very careful about stepping out of the house. I had to figure out a way to work and not go to my grandparents’ home, who I stay with. I moved out of my grandparents’ house to a separate place for their safety. This year, I finished a schedule in Hyderabad around the time when shoots in Maharashtra were stopped last month due to a spike in the number of COVID cases. Given the situation we were in since February, it was becoming obvious that we may have to stop shooting. Also, people on various sets had started testing positive.”

Though the actress has repeatedly tested negative for COVID-19, she continues to live separately. Mithila shares, “I live in an apartment that is at a walking distance from my grandparents’ home. I am going to stay here until I am 100 per cent sure that it’s okay to go and live with them. I have tested negative, but I am being extremely cautious. We try and take as many precautions as possible, but it’s an unpredictable situation. As an actor, you aren’t wearing a mask when you are facing the camera, so the risk is higher.”

Mithila is being extra cautious as her 93-year-old grandfather had tested positive for Coronavirus in August 2020, and had recovered after 10 days in home isolation. She says, “I have tested negative so far, but even if I go to meet them, I ensure that I wear a mask when I am around them. There’s nowhere else that I am going unless they want me to run some errands or get some essentials. It’s been a while since I have returned, but even now, when I visit them, I don’t hug them. I always maintain distance while interacting with them.”