Q. You recently helped several stranded migrants return home. What made you take the plunge?

Getting home should not be a repository of privilege. I was inspired by Sonu Sood's work. My Twitter account became a call centre for the stranded and so many came forward to help. It's been a collaborative effort. I've done nothing heroic.

Q. Does it surprise you that you're still being trolled through all this?

I have decided not to focus on that. There's a whole system to it-it's targeted and organised. Usually, I never look at Twitter comments, but now I have to sift through them to find messages from those in need. In the end, I saw my social media identity could be used constructively.

Q. In Rasbhari, a teenager falls in love with the English teacher you play. Was the role hard to essay?

It's a quirky premise. A hot, new, mysterious English teacher comes to a government school in a small town. The role allowed me aspects of the ridiculous and comic, but I could also be the seductress and provocateur. I had a lot of fun.

Q. Will the entertainment industry have fewer opportunities as a result of Covid?

Things will change, but maybe not for the worse. All over the world, the entertainment industry has survived political, social and health-related turmoil. Entertainment won't suddenly go out of our lives. It's essential to our survival as a human species.