Actor Shweta Tripathi Sharma, who owns a theatre company today, holds a rather special relationship with the stage. Two plays, in particular, gave her the wings to dream of being a performer.

She tells us, “I remember watching a play where Yashpal Sharma (actor) was performing. There was a scene on the top of a train, and I fell in love with it. Then there was a musical called Graffiti choreographed by Shiamak Davar and directed by Roshan Abbas, which I remember very vividly.” 

But the biggest gift that the stage has given her is her husband, rapper Chaitanya Sharma aka Slow Cheetah. It was during a play that they met for the first time. “An amazing thing that the stage has given me is my husband. We were the understudies for a play. Two actors weren’t available, and both of us had to step in,” recalls the 36-year-old actor, who adds that he “proposed” to her for marriage on the stage.

One of her biggest desires is to travel the world and catch as many musicals and stage plays as possible with her husband. “We keep discussing that we want to travel the world and watch different performances. It’s important to remain inspired,” concludes the Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein actor. 

Shweta Tripathi Sharma, who tested positive for Coronavirus a month ago, although recovered, says she doesn’t feel a 100% fit.

“Though it has been so long, my sense of taste and smell isn’t the same. It doesn’t feel like they are back completely and workouts, too, aren’t as usual. Physically, I am okay but I don’t have enough energy. It seems my muscles don’t have the strength that they used to. Covid ke baad, body ki band baj jati hai,” says Sharma.

“I had a high temperature and felt tired and exhausted in a very different way, not like one feels after a 14-hour shoot. In that moment, I sensed it was Covid-19. Once I reached home, I felt better but the next morning, I had the fever again so I went into isolation and got tested. What you feel bad about is that shoots are stalled or cancelled because of you. But my producers were understanding and wonderful. The most difficult part of being positive is the isolation. You are watching and reading, yet, you don’t feel like doing anything. I was eating a lot. I checked with friends who had tested positive, they too felt the same. My husband, Cheetah, too tested positive after a few days, so we were in isolation together and we got some good time together. Now, we won’t see each other for two months as we are both shooting,” quips the Mirzapur actor.

While it has been a year and people are getting “irritated” about staying at home, sanitising, social distancing, and wearing masks, it is the need of the hour, urges Sharma. “We have not understood Covid-19 in totality. Every body reacts differently. Please work with the government and follow all guidelines. Even if you are asymoptomatic, your body will take a toll. It will affect your body. Having said that, I would like to add that treat Covid like a flu. Don’t be scared as panic will lead to more panic,” she concludes.