Struggling
artists
and
daily
wage
workers
in
the
entertainment
industry
are
facing
enormous
difficulties
because
of
COVID-19
pandemic
and
lockdown
in
India.
Udaan
actor
Ronit
Roy
admits
that
he
hasn't
been
paid
since
January,
and
even
his
small
business
has
been
shut
since
March.
He
is
taking
extraordinary
measures
to
support
the
families
that
depend
on
him
for
livelihood.
Speaking
to
ETimes,
Ronit
said,
"Personally,
I
haven't
made
money
since
January.
I
have
a
small
business
which
was
running,
and
is
now
shut
since
March.
Whatever
I
have,
I
am
selling
things
to
support
about
100
families
that
I
am
responsible
for."
Ronit
also
said
that
big
production
houses
have
the
responsibility
to
take
care
of
the
people
who
need
the
help.
He
said,
"I
am
not
a
very
rich
man,
but
I
am
doing
it.
So,
these
production
houses
and
channels
who
have
these
big,
lavish
offices
which
are
visible
from
2
kms
away
from
a
highway,
they
need
to
do
something.
They
have
to
take
care
of
the
people
on
the
ground.
At
a
time
like
this
if
they
don't
take
care
of
the
actors
then
it's
not
fair.
You
have
to
pay
them
after
90
days,
but
they
need
now,
give
it
to
them
now.
They
can't
stay
hungry.
It's
on
both
sides."
Ronit
had
earlier
revealed
that
there
was
a
time,
soon
after
his
debut
with
Jaan
Tere
Naam,
he
was
unemployed
for
four
years.
He
had
shared
that
at
the
time,
when
he
was
still
a
struggling
actor,
he
did
not
even
have
money
to
buy
food
and
so
he
used
to
walk
to
his
mother's
house
for
meals.