Motherhood has made Pranitaa Pandit compassionate and patient!
Pandit became a mother of a girl child in August last year when India was under lockdown. Before going into the experience the actor adds that “it feels weird” right now as the lockdown is back again.
She continues, “I went through mixed emotions last year when I became a mother. It was scary because of the pandemic at the same time it was good because I got to spend a lot of time with my child and I didn’t have to rush to work. I saw my baby grow each day. It was very traumatic also in its own ways, even right now it is scary to step out and you are constantly protecting your family and living in fear that tomorrow anything can happen. I live in a joint family, so it’s not only two people I have to take care of, I have like ten people in my house. So it has been really challenging.”
Motherhood has made Pandit compassionate and patient. “I have become more stable and no more that hyper that I used to be before. Don’t think I could have achieved this kind of clarity and patience had I not been a mother. Now the idea of happiness is clear to me. I just choose to be happy and that’s how it works for me,” she adds.
So what has been her biggest life lesson during the lockdown, and she replies, “It taught me is actually that ‘I = Illness’ and ‘We = Wellness’, so if I only think about myself, I’m not going to help the situation. If I want to go out, meet friends, family, not wear a mask, sanitize and maintain distance then it will spread the virus, hence I’m spreading the illness. Taking the broader picture into consideration, so if I think we are all in this together and think about others, get vaccinated, follow norms, be careful, then I’m of bigger help as that will be equal to wellness.”
Instead of picking up a daily soap right now, which means a long-term commitment, Pandit may do some OTT projects. “I would prefer something which is impactful at the same time fits my schedule. I want to do more than what I have done so far. A show or a film on the lines of The Devil Wears Prada would be my dream role. I myself binge watch on OTT and the last one enjoyed was The Serpent. I find OTT content realistic, intriguing and entertaining,” she adds.