Actor Bhumi Pednekar has four films ready for release this year, but their fate depends on the curve of Coronavirus crisis in India. And the actor says she would like the stories to come alive on the big screen, but not at the cost of safety and health.

“It is sad (the effect that the restrictions have on the entertainment industry). I was really looking forward to all my releases this year. I’d have at least one or two in the first quarter itself,” shares Pednekar, adding, “But human life is [more important]. I would really hope that my films release in the cinema hall, but it can’t happen at the cost of the virus going out of control.”

She spent most of the last year shooting for projects such as Govinda Naam Mera, Badhaai Do and Raksha Bandhan, and Pednekar, 32, promises that they will show different sides of her. She says that 2022 will also be busy for her, and for that, she is “full of gratitude”.

At the moment, there is a lot of uncertainty following the spike in Covid-19 cases and restrictions being placed in several parts of the country. Pednekar, who also contracted the virus last year, admits to being worried.

“I hope people mask up and be careful about the protocols,” says the Durgamati: The Myth actor, adding, “More than us, for the younger generation, we should take on some responsibility and make sure that they don’t go through the last two years again.”

During the second wave last year, Pednekar went out of the way to help people sending SOS calls. And she says she is walking into 2022 with many lessons.

“We can’t let a third wave, as fatal as the second wave, happen. And we need to make sure that whatever we do, we do it responsibly so that the economy can run,” the actor concludes.