COVID-19: Bollywood star Mouni Roy stranded in Abu Dhabi

For more than a month, Bollywood actress Mouni Roy has been staying in Abu Dhabi at her best friend’s home and re-discovering the joys of life as she practices social distancing during Covid-19 pandemic. The actress was here for a brief vacation in Abu Dhabi, but decided to stay put when the travel restrictions came into place. She will soon be seen in director Ayaan Mukherji’s Brahmastra, also starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Amitabh Bachchan. Image Credit: PTI The Bengal-born talent took the call to stay back in the UAE and has been keeping herself busy with meditation, Kathak and art during the national sterilization drive in this region. Image Credit: IANS Roy became a household name after playing Krishna Tulsi in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in 2007. Image Credit: Supplied She is a trained Kathak dancer and has used the coronavirus social distancing period to brush up on her skills. Image Credit: IANS Roy made her debut in Akshay Kumar’s biopic Gold in 2018 and has starred in films including John Abraham’s Romeo Akbar Walter and Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Made In China’. She remembers a time when she auditioned for ‘Gold’ while was filming her TV series Naagin. I had to tone down my make-up, because my character in Naagin wore heavy make-up,” said Roy in our exclusive chat. Image Credit: Supplied Her role as a snake shifting woman in the hit TV series Naagin gave her notoriety and fame.