From being one with God to doing yoga and being a hands on mom of two, celebrities talk about their lives in lockdown with Dheepa Awtani
Thankfully the strict #lockdown caused by the spread of the Coronavirus is fading from across the globe. Fingers crossed! Hope the pandemic gets eradicated from the world soon.
While the world was adhering to the mantra of #StayHomeSaveLives, celebrities across the globe were providing entertainment to their fans via digital media. BYSQ Itz Showtime Host Dheepa Awtani got chatty with celebrities on @bysqitzshowtime Instagram live sessions where they shared their ways of killing boredom and connecting with audience while promoting the idea of #socialdistancing. The videos are uploaded on IGTV and youtube on its channel @bysqitzshowtime. As the unlock season is now progressing, the channel has now started with season two called #QuarantineMein.
Here are some of the celebrities who opened up about their lives.
Vishwajeet Pradhan: Acted in more than 200 films, he is being celebrated for his work as Sampat in the latest on web series Aarya on Disney Hotstar VIP. He shares the struggles of actors as they return to the sets amongst the precautionary mask and measures of Covid19.
Sandeep Pandit: Masterchef Australia Season 11 Top 11: @sandeep_cooks, popularly titled as ‘The Spice Angel’ by the masterchef Judges themselves, shares his experience of being on the grand show, his secret of famous Garam Masala and where you will see him next.
Shawar Ali: The ultra-handsome show stopper and multi lingual actor shares how he has had the best of times in his hometown Bhopal at his farmhouse while helping out people in need.
Rajniesh Duggall: The model and talented actor shares his journey, projects, exercise and yoga routine to keep the energy going in these challenging times of Covid.
Preeti Jhangiani: From Chui-mui girl to Mohabttein to leading Pro-Kabaddi, she is an actor, model, mom and entrepreneur. She spoke of her journey with Rajshri Productions, YRF to being a producer and business woman. Great times being engaged as mum to two in this lockdown.
Sonali Kulkarni: An actor, poet and philanthropist—Sonali narrates a few of her Marathi poems, and shares her experience of working in Tamil, Telegu, Gujarati, Italian movies and more.
Vipin Sharma: The immensely and impressively talented actor, known for his brilliance as ‘Nandkishore Awasthi’ in Taare Zameen Par, shares his journey from National School of Drama (NSD), Delhi to Toronto and being back in theatre and cinemas. He gets emotional as he relives the moments with late actor Irrfan Khan. He talks about how it is important to keep one’s mind occupied in this lockdown season and about his latest Paatal Lok.
Rakesh Bedi: The Shrimaan of Shrimaan Shrimaati, writer, producer and legendary actor, shares how the industry has progressed, how actors can utilize this time to get prepared and hone their skills and was very humble and full of life.
Rohit Verma: The designer with oomph, uniqueness, and stride showcases his collection with pride. Rohit is as creative, bold, simple and appealing as his ensembles on insta live. From having almost all celebrities as a showstopper for his fashion shows, Rohit shares his love for Lord Krishna and how it keeps him going through tough times.
That’s season one, now check out season two #QuarantineMeinThe as the stars share their new chapter of life unlocked with host Dheepa Awtani.
Dheepa Awtani is a Young Female Achiever of the Year at The Indian Sun Community Awards, winning IFFM film maker, professional, entrepreneur, Woman forum lead of IAEF, multicultural Ambassador for AFL, MHFA and ex-cricket Australia, Qoin Merchant, and Social Media connoisseur & Digital Media producer of BYSQ Itz Showtime | @bysqitzshowtime | @dheepa_awtani |@babydelaw | media@bysq.com.au
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