The past year and a half has been hard on everyone. But while some got to sail through it with their family, others had to stay apart, making things even more difficult. Being in the latter category, actor Anil Kapoor also feels the pinch.

With his daughter, Sonam Kapoor aka Sonam K Ahuja, living in London with husband Anand Ahuja, Kapoor is a worried father. “Like every parent, Sunita (his wife) and I miss our kids, and we worry about them constantly. But we recognise that we’re fortunate to live in the age of technology that enables us to see them and speak with them whenever we get anxious,” he tells us.

The 64-year-old feels that this upheaval of normal life — where even meeting near and dear ones has become a task — will take time to settle. “It is hard to say what the post-Covid world will look like. All I can do is hope and pray that we emerge stronger, wiser and more connected at the end of this ordeal,” adds Kapoor.

While things are taking time to get back on track on the personal front, the work front, too, seems to be in limbo since the second wave of Coronavirus. We ask Kapoor, who is set to star in films such as JugJugg Jeeyo and Animal, whether he feels theatres will overcome the OTT supremacy. He muses, “It feels wrong to speculate on the future of businesses at a time when life itself hangs in the balance. But as an actor, I love the experience of the big screen and would love to see it thrive if conditions allow.”