Sad that government is not seeing unemployment in entertainment industry as problem: Digangana Suryavanshi

The COVID-19 pandemic has been creating havoc in the entire nation and the poor seems to be the worst affected. When everyone is concerned about the people losing jobs and lives, somewhere the government seems to be giving a cold shoulder to the entertainment industry. Actor Digangana Suryavanshi talks to BollywoodLife.com about her mood swings due to lockdown and puts light on how the government needs to consider the entertainment industry’s needs.

Just like anyone else, Digangana Suryavanshi is also going through a tough time. She was busy shooting for two films when the lockdown was declared. In the interview with BollywoodLife, the actress said, “I’m in the middle of frustration and reality. At times, I feel when is this going to end while on the other days I take it like a healing phase. I’ve mood swings. But the vibe of being on a set is something else.”

She has been trying to keep herself busy entertaining her viewers with her singing videos. She says, “I’m a good singer since childhood. My parents love Hindi film music. I grew up listening to Kishore Kumar songs. I was heartbroken when I came to know, at the age of ten that he was no more. I’m very sentimental about music. It is another level of entertainment when everyone is home.

The crisis and unemployment has been felt by every job and business industries, which comprises of the entertainment industry too. The daily wage workers and junior artistes have been badly affected. She concluded saying, “See, we do have associations in our industry but we need a system in place. The government has to set up the system. Film industries are set up in certain states and the aid needed won’t be a huge one. It only needs co-ordination between a certain sections of people. It is sad that the government is not seeing this as a problem. There are technicians, comedians and artistes who do not know what to do right now. We’ve a huge number of daily wage workers so this lockdown does not make sense for them. The government needs to understand that all actors are not ‘self-sufficient’ as the rest. All of us have been through phases of uncertainty. They need to take it seriously. There are economic packages for all sections. It has taken them 45 days to figure something out.”