Important to keep morale of people up: Ronit Roy

Actor Ronit Roy believes at a time when country is going through coronavirus pandemic, maintaining positivity in life is of paramount importance. country is under a 21-day lockdown to check spre of COVID-19 and Ronit said re is uncertainty since one kws when will things get back to rmal.

"re is uncertainty we don't kw when we are going to open up again to a regular life. We might come out of lockdown but life might still be restricted to a large extent.

"Everyone, every sector is affected. Let us talk about happy things and keep morale of people up. Let's hope nature shows us some way out of this soon and we can all get back to work, Ronit told PTI. actor said he has been watching a lot of award-winning films as he likes to  see performances of or artistes.

"On web, I spent two hours on internet, I have finished Money Heist' because it was trending. I like to watch or actor's work, re are a lot of films that I want to watch, which have won Acemy Award, especially for performances. I am trying to catch up on that. So more than work and entertainment, it is an educational trip for me, Ronit said. He is confident that entertainment industry will come back stronger once menace of COVID-19 is over.

"In event of virus disappearing completely and having new cases over a period of time, I am of opinion that entertainment industry will bounce back first. actor is excited about his critically-acclaimed Hotstar Special Hosts making its debut on TV. show, directed by Sudhir Mishra, will air on Star Plus from April 13.

Ronit, who portrayed part of SP Prithvi Singh in web-series, believes it is a  win-win situation for show to air on TV as well because audiences will n look forward to season two. For us, it is a good thing as Hosts' was a successful show. This way we will reach a wider audience. As soon as lockdown is over Hosts 2' will come out, so more people will see it.

show, which started streaming on May 31, 2019, is centred around Dr Mira Anand (Tisca Chopra) who is scheduled to perform a routine operation on chief minister, but night before procedure, her family is taken host and she is ordered to assassinate her unwitting patient in order to save her family, forcing her to make a decision. On film front, 54-year-old actor will be seen in Karan Malhotra's next big directorial venture Shamshera. action-venture film features Ranbir Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Vaani Kapoor. 

Shamshera' is almost rey. It was always (meant to come) at end of 2020 or beginning of 2021. I don't kw exactly when. It is a highly entertaining film. "Karan Malhotra is my favourite, he is an amazing person. It is a once in a lifetime experience working on a film like this, working with my favourite people like Dutt sahab and Ranbir, Ronit said.

actor has also boarded cast of director Puri Jagannh's upcoming film, starring Vijay Devarakonda and Ananya Panday. Tentatively titled Fighter, film is being simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi. It is a pan-India film. It is about MMA. We have shot for some portions of film and were supposed to shoot in April but I don't think it will happen, Ronit said.