Shama Sikander Talks About Crisis Management, Hopes, Inspirations And Life During Covid-19 Lockdown
A very well noted actress and extremely popular social media personality, Shama Sikander talks about her thoughts on lockdown, daily wagers, binge list, life, hopes, inspiration and a lot during this lockdown.
Shama was interacting with us exclusively over a telephonic interview.
We asked her about her current state of affair in lockdown and what’s her mind-set right now. She said, “I don’t think the management is difficult as people think it is. I think we think too much of anything but if we just stop thinking and start doing than it is not that difficult. And even in difficulty, whatever the mind is going through, it is understandable because you have not seen something like this before, it has not happened to you before so you are not ready for it. But you are actually ready for everything as a human being, we are made that way, the kind of personality we have, the kind of body, the kind brain that we have been given, it is quite adaptive. It can adapt to everything very quickly”
With lockdown in place, celebrities have taken on a moral responsibility to keep their fans motivated with inspirational posts. So we how does she stays creative, motivated and inspired at this time?
“Lot of us don’t have proper homes to stay. In India 25-30 % of the people don’t have proper homes to sleep, they are sleeping on the roads. I feel extremely sad and sorry for them, and I keep thinking about what are they going to do!”
Lockdown has slowed down the economy and with almost all productions coming to a standstill, the daily wagers are going to be hit badly. So we asked her thoughts on the matter.
We asked Shama, if she wants to part with some message for her fans or public during these dire times. She said, “In my society, we have made a group where we are taking care of all the people who are living in the building, like the watchmen and other workers who cannot go out because of the lockdown. So we contribute for their food and their needs. Also we don’t want them to get affected. We have managed to do some arrangements for them. I have already paid my maids. I have given them paid leave. My driver, all the staff who was working for me, I have told them not to come home. Whatever in your surroundings, you can take care of. I really want to do something for the people on the road who have no mask to wear, who have no sanitizer, they don’t have water and soap to wash their hands. How are they going to survive?
I just saw posts of Mumbai police distributing sanitizer and masks to people. That is commendable and comforting. I would urge all the celebrities who have not contributed yet to come out and make a trust that can go to poor and the needy people’s help. This is the time we have to do something collective for them. I am so happy to see tje film industry supporting the daily workers like boys, light men n all daily wagers of our industry this is great news. Obviously the government is doing their job, at this moment rather than thinking what they are doing and they will do, it is every individual’s duty to help one another and especially the ones in need.”
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Shama also shared some tips and little sneak-peek into her personal life and “I have been telling people if you want to write, if you are a writer, the ideas that have been popping in their minds, like I think very good, I am quite imaginative, but I am not a proper “writer”, i think so whenever i get any good idea i pen it down. I used to hate to write them before I don’t why i dislike writing so much!! I write one liners very well. I write posts very well. So I am writing all of that now finally ”
“I am trying to do different types of exercises at home, how can you workout without a trainer. I never thought I will have to train at home so I don’t have many types of equipment at home. I am discovering new things. James made a skip rope for me by cutting a wire. So we are doing productive things at home. James is a very good piano player so he keeps playing piano. He composes and I enjoy, other than that, there are so many things that we can do. I like to act every day. I keep making my monologues and TikTok videos because it makes me feel that I am doing some work. I am not sitting still and not doing anything because that will push you towards depression and a very dark zone where you don’t want to go at this time.”