I am waiting for things to come back to normal and fly back to my mom in Dehradun: Neha Saxena

The ‘

Kasaba

’ fame actress Neha Saxena was filming for her upcoming

Mollywood

movie ‘Five’ when the Coronavirus outbreak started. As the global concern also affected Kerala, the film industry in the state announced a halt for all shootings happening within the state. Neha was filming for her investigative thriller ‘Five’ in Palakkad and the sudden breakdown and halt of flights affected her journey back to her hometown in Dehradun. In an exclusive chat with ETimes, Neha Saxena speaks about how the

lockdown

has affected her and how she keeps herself engaged.

“The shoot was going good, I was supposed to be joining my next soon. But sometimes our plans don’t work accordingly. God has some other plans,” Neha Saxena recounts how things went haywire in a brief time period. The makers had planned for a 45-day schedule for ‘Five’ and they had barely filmed for 20 days when the Coronavirus pandemic forced them to suspend the filming.

Along with a lockdown, all international and domestic flights were halted and Neha who hails from Dehradun was stuck in Palakkad as she could not fly back to her hometown Dehradun. “So, the borders were locked. I was really concerned and scared about what to do next. There weren’t direct flights to Dehradun. So I had to travel from Kochi to Bangalore, then to Delhi and from there to Dehradun. But then again my tickets were not done. But luckily my friend Jithu, his wife and family who live in Kuttippuram invited me and took me to their house. They insisted on me staying as there wasn’t any way for me to go back to Dehradun. And a day after, a complete lockdown was announced,” Neha adds elaborating on how the Coronavirus pandemic and the following lockdown affected her.

“Now I am living with their 28-member family. Jithu and his wife and the family are trying to make me feel at home. I am very happy about that. They have made me feel like one of them. They cook for me delicious South Indian cuisine and I have introduced them to the Punjabi delicacies,” Neha further adds confirming that she is safe and happy in Kuttippuram, Kerala.

The

actress

who is the only daughter to her parents is very much concerned about her mother who is back in Dehradun. “She has to do things all alone, I have arranged things. But still, it’s a bit depressing. And moreover, at this time, if you are with your family, your worries will be cut short to half. I am waiting for things to come back to normal and fly back to my mom in Dehradun,” Neha says voicing her concern for her mother.

When asked about how the actress is keeping herself engaged during the lockdown, Neha joyfully adds that she is closely watching the joint family structure at her friend’s place where she is staying and also finding pleasure in cooking some desi Punjabi cuisine including phulkas and palak ka saag and more importantly, exploring the authentic taste of Kerala!