While
celebrities
have
been
urging
everyone
to
get
their
COVID-19
vaccine
shots,
Bijay
J
Anand
who
has
worked
in
Shershaah
and
Broken
But
Beautiful
3
believes
otherwise.
Recently
in
an
interaction
with
a
leading
tabloid,
the
actor
called
the
vaccination
drive
'one
of
the
biggest
scams'
and
said
that
he
won't
get
vaccinated
even
if
it
means
losing
out
on
work.
Anand
told
Hindustan
Times,
"I've
lost
two
films,
which
were
to
be
shot
in
London.
I've
lost
a
very
big
web
series
which
would
be
shot
in
Serbia.
I'm
supposed
to
be
getting
an
award
in
Dubai
but
I
can't
go
there.
Professionally,
I've
seen
it
all.
Even
though
I'm
losing
work,
I
won't
get
myself
vaccinated."
Explaining
the
reason
behind
the
same,
he
shared,
"For
me,
my
body
is
a
temple,
and
I'm
not
putting
chemical
inside
my
body.
I
don't
want
the
acting.
I'm
not
taking
the
jobs,
I've
refused
all
of
those."
Bijay
revealed
that
his
actress-wife
Sonnali
Khare
has
also
not
taken
the
COVID-19
vaccine
yet,
adding
that
his
daughter
who
is
all
set
to
leave
for
London
is
disappointed
that
her
parents
can't
join
her.
The
actor
told
the
tabloid,
"My
14-year-old
daughter
has
got
her
first
role
in
a
film.
She's
going
to
London,
but
because
both
I and
my
wife
(Sonnali
Khare)
aren't
vaccinated,
she's
going
there
alone.
We
know
the
unit,
I
know
everybody,
so
I
know
it's
going
to
be
okay.
But
we
could
have
gone.
London
is
my
second
home.
It
would've
been
nice
to
go
there."
Anand
who
is
also
a
Kundalini
yoga
teacher
further
added
that
his
students
from
all
around
the
world
are
complaining
about
him
not
travelling.
"My
students
are
begging
for
me
to
attend
the
Holistic
International
Festival
of
Yoga
in
Manchester
Festival
and
I'm
the
lead
trainer
there.
But
I'm
unable
to
go
because
I'm
not
taking
the
vaccine.
I'm
losing
out
on
so
many
things.
For
me,
teaching
is
an
opportunity
for
me
to
help
people
and
I'm
even
leaving
that...
It'll
(vaccination)
happen
when
it
has
to
happen,
Covid
isn't
going
to
remain
in
our
lives
forever," the
actor
told
the
tabloid.