Rajeev Khandelwal spent the lockdown in Goa last year. After moving back to Mumbai in September 2020 and finishing a couple of projects, he went back to Goa to accompany his wife in their farmhouse. “I’ve been working for a travel show. I was in Varanasi shooting for it in April before the second wave. During the same time, my wife was in Goa. As we could see the second wave coming, I flew to Goa to be with my family,” he says.

While in Goa, he has been spending his time doing yoga, gardening, writing, reading, playing musical instruments and swimming. Ask him if he has also been working from home during the lockdown, and he says, “I don’t feel the need to work. I do other things and they’re at par with my interest in acting.”

Khandelwal believes in doing things that give him joy. This is one of the reasons why he has stayed away from the social media hoopla and the glitz and glamour of showbiz. “I’m not desperate to amplify my social media. I’m not taking up work that doesn’t fit into my scheme of things. I miss being in front of the camera and the creative process it entails but I’m not desperate about it,” he explains.

The Naxalbari actor admits that he has stopped doing a lot of work in recent times. “People ask me why I work less. I’ve always believed that for me, joy isn’t all about just getting a high from my work. That is there, but there’s another part of my life that is equally important for me. Doing small little things and enjoying them is important for me,” he signs off