Celebrities need to speak about the good work they are doing: Indrajit Lankesh

Filmmaker Indrajit Lankesh recently spoke to Bangalore Times and shared how it is important to ensure people know that stars are helping others. Here are excerpts...
On people talking about helping others...
People, especially celebrities, need to speak about the help and good work they are doing. This is now to show off or boast, but to encourage others to do the same.For example, last year, I helped a few senior actors in need on a public platform. This was to create awareness that others also step forward to do the same.
On shooting during COVID pandemic...
When we were shooting for Majaa Talkies, we had people like Swetha Changappa, ReMo and our director Tejaswi contracting the virus. In fact, Tejaswi was in the ICU too. The second wave has seen many known people fall prey to the virus, so we ensured we discontinued shooting which was much ahead of the lockdown. We also ensured the team got vaccinated too. Everyone needs to gets vaccinated.
On mental health...
Everyone needs to be strong. When I have interacted with some doctors during this pandemic, they have said how 50% of the problem during the pandemic is also psychological, as people get scared. There is a lot of anxiety and giving into the anxiety can aggravate it.