Actor Vivek Anand Oberoi might have already taken his Coronavirus vaccination, but he admits that the fear of the virus is still there. Hence, shooting amid the pandemic, along with several others on a film set, can, at times, be daunting.

But as they say, the show must go on. The actor, too, has been working and even went for outdoor shoot in Jaipur. Ask him how does it feel coming back to his family after being exposed to the outside world, he says, “Even though I take whatever precautions I can, at the end of the day, you still have a lingering doubt at the back of the head that, ‘I’m going back home’, especially with the talk of the third wave.”

A father to two kids — Vivaan (8) and Ameyaa (6) — Oberoi, 44, is all the more worried with speculation that the third wave might attack children more than adults. “All these talks about kids… mine are so attached to me and so young. Even if I’m out for days, whenever I come back, they come running to hug me. I’ve to stop them and say, ‘Hold on, I have to go, take a shower, steam’, and then sit down,” rues the dotting father.

The actor, who was last seen in Kannada film, Rustum (2019), and has season 3 of Inside Edge lined up, feels terming the current scenario ‘new normal’ doesn’t really cut the fear. Elaborating his point, he says, “This all is very unnatural. People say it’s the new normal, but I find there is nothing ‘normal’ about it. But what is a great relief is to actually take off the mask and act in front of the camera. That’s something we actors love to do.”