The pandemic has dealt a blow to the entertainment industry. In the last year and a half, delays in releases and sporadic shoots have wreaked havoc in the lives of all those associated with the film and television industries. Acknowledging the same, actor Jacqueline Fernandez believes adapting to the situation is the key.

Talking about the way forward for Bollywood, which is reeling under a lot of stress because of the crisis, she says, “Right now, the only way forward for the film industry is to adjust. We need to adjust to the new way of life and the new way of working on sets. We need to adjust to schedules being disrupted.”

Just like most others in the industry, the actor’s schedule, too, has gone for a toss, owing to the pandemic and subsequent restrictions.

“Work has been affected for everyone,” she asserts, adding, “For me, there are movies that needed to be released this year, but the release dates are going to get changed, and we can’t do much about it.”

The 35-year-old, whose last release was the web film, Mrs Serial Killer (2020), goes on to reveal that not just release dates, even her shooting schedule has been impacted to a large extent.

“There are quite a few films that are in production stage. There is Cirkus that needs to be completed, and same is the case with Bhoot Police. I had just started the shoot of Ram Setu when the second wave hit us, so that also, of course, will now have to be pushed,” she laments.

However, Fernandez is not delving too much into these things, as she feels that “health and safety of all” is what should be paramount, at present.

“Right now, the priority is the war against Coronavirus and making sure that we bring down the number of cases, and most importantly, get vaccinated. We need to really see to that, before we do anything else. When we do decide and when we are finally able to start again, we have to make sure that we are adhering to the new ways of doing things,” she concludes, with a word of caution.