Akshay
Kumar
is
one
of
the
first
actors
to
get
back
to
work
after
months
of
lockdown
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
The
Khiladi
star
has
been
out
and
about
working
on
several
projects,
beginning
in
May,
when
he
shot
for
an
ad
about
Coronavirus
awareness.
Now,
he
is
all
geared
up
to
work
on
his
films
like
Bell
Bottom,
Atrangi
Re
and
so
on.
Akshay
opened
up
on
his
decision
to
resume
work,
in
an
interview
with
Hindustan
Times.
When
asked
if
he's
afraid,
he
said,
"Of
course,
I
was,
but
for
how
long
can
you
live
in
fear?
Initially,
when
the
pandemic
started,
very
little
was
known
about
the
virus
-
the
way
it
affects
a
person.
So,
there
was
a
lot
of
fear.
Now,
with
time,
we
know
more
and
also
that
it's
possible
to
beat
it
if
we've
a
good
immune
system.
Hence,
I
decided
to
get
back
to
work
taking
all
the
precautions,
not
just
for
me
but
the
entire
unit."
On
whether
others
will
be
encouraged
to
resume
work
after
him,
he
said,
"I
can't
comment
about
other
people.
All
I
can
say
is
that
I,
for
one,
was
itching
to
get
back
to
work
as
soon
as
it
was
permitted,
and
possible.
I
don't
think
I've
stayed
away
from
the
camera
for
so
long
and
now,
there's
a
newfound
excitement
to
be
back
on
set."
Talking
about
people
getting
back
to
work
with
the
necessary
precautions,
Akshay
said,
"I've
a
simple
question:
if
not
now,
then
when?
So
many
people
have
lost
their
jobs
[during
the
lockdown]
and
were
pushed
into
poverty.
I'm
sorry
but
if
we
keep
waiting
for
a
vaccine,
then,
before
the
virus,
people
will
get
badly
affected
by
unemployment.
I
think
we
all
need
to,
slowly
and
safely,
get
back
to
normal
life
where
a
mask
will
be
your
essential
companion."
Akshay
will
soon
be
flying
to
the
UK
to
work
on
Bell
Bottom.
His
film
Sooryavanshi,
which
was
scheduled
for
release
in
March,
has
been
postponed
to
Diwali
this
year.