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Published 23:56 IST, May 22nd 2020

Shabana Azmi opens up about life during COVID-19 lockdown; read

Shabana Azmi was recently seen in an interview where she opened up about life during COVID-19 lockdown. Read on to know more details about the story.

Reported by: Hrishikesh Gawade
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Shabana Azmi is one of the several Bollywood celebrities who is trying to spread positive vibes all around amid the COVID-19 lockdown. She has been investing her time in writing poems and spreading awareness about coronavirus safety measures. She was recently seen talking about public health system of the country and calls it 'fragile'. Read further ahead to know more details:

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Shabana Azmi talks about COVID-19 lockdown

According to reports, the actor was recently speaking to a leading news daily about her quarantine time. She said that she is spending more time with her husband Javed Akhtar. She also said that she is trying to support society as much as possible. She then went on to state that she was in Budapest in the month of March and returned to India on March 15, 2020.

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She came to India and went in two-week isolation, and during all this, the Lockdown 1.0 had already started. Thus, she said, that she has been in the lockdown for quite some time now and it feels very long. But talking about the silver lining, she said that she has never spent so much time with her husband and since she really enjoys spending time with him, it is really good that the two are together.

Further talking about the public health system, the actor said that our public health system is very fragile. She said that health is a right as well as a responsibility. She even revealed that she was greatly affected by the fact that there are several migrant workers who are still suffering and have not been aided by anyone yet. She talked about how there is still a wide gap between the haves and have-nots.

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According to reports, the actor also talked about her husband penning a parody version of Abhi Na Jao Chhodkar, and how it came into existence. She revealed that her husband was having soup and was spilling it everywhere so she asked him to eat properly. After this, within moments, her husband came up with a hilarious parody. Here is a video of the same:

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Updated 23:56 IST, May 22nd 2020

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