Ram Vrishka Gaur, one of the directors of television's popular serial Balika Vadhu is now selling vegetables in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh after the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a report in India Today, Gaur said, "I had come to Azamgarh for the recce of a film. We were here when the lockdown was announced and then it was not possible to return. The project we were working on was stopped and the producer said it would take another year or more to get back to work. I then decided to take on my father's business and started selling vegetables on a handcart. I am familiar with the business and have no regrets."
Talking about his journey to Mumbai, Gaur said, "I went to Mumbai in 2002 with the help of my friend and writer Shahnawaz Khan. I worked in the light department and then in the production department of TV serials. I became an assistant director in the production of many serials first, then worked as the episode director and unit director for Balika Vadhu."
For the uninformed, Gaur has worked as an assistant director with directors of films of Yashpal Sharma, Milind Gunaji, Rajpal Yadav, Randeep Hooda, Sunil Shetty.
He was all set to start work on a Bhojpuri film and then a Hindi film when the pandemic set in.
"I have my own house in Mumbai and I am confident that I will return one day. Till then, I am here doing what I can," he said.
A lot of people during the coronavirus lockdown either chose or were forced to resort to different ways to earn their livelihood.
It was not long ago that Naagin 4 actress Nia Sharma had written a long note on her Instagram account requesting producers to clear the dues of the actors, directors, and people on set.
