WATCH: Coronavirus Induced Lockdown Forces Marathi Actor Roshan Shinge To Sell Vegetables For Living

A famous Marathi actor, Roshan Shinghe has resorted to selling vegetables in order to earn money for daily living amid Coronavirus pandemic.

New Delhi: The massive outbreak of novel Coronavirus in the country has paralyzed the daily routine bring markets, companies, industries to a stagnant mode. In order to curb the spread of the deadly disease, the governments were forced to enforce a nationwide lockdown in the country. Though the measure was necessary, it brought huge income losses to people, specially to the weaker sections of the society. Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, even the entertainment industry was shutdown and not allowed to carry outdoor shoots. This brought major financial crisis to small scale actors, crew members and staff. Thousands of them lost their jobs and now struggle for living. However, keeping up the positive spirit, a famous Marathi actor, Roshan Shinghe has resorted to selling vegetables in order to earn money for daily living. According to the reports, Roshan Shinghe from Vikhroli was off to Pune to shoot his first big budget film - Raghu 350. The shooting of the film which was supposed to start on March 19, got postponed to March 22, and was further cancelled after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced nationwide shutdown in the country to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection. Due to the lockdown, Shinghe had to stay back in Pune and survive on his mere savings. Initially, the actor took help from his sister and later from his friends but this could not be continued for long. The lockdown period kept on extending making it tough for Roshan to live in the new city on his own. This is when the actor took a small loan from his friend and decided to earn some money by selling fruits and vegetables. With high spirit and positive attitude, the actor made best use of talent while luring consumers to buy items from his stall. Speaking about the same to an online portal Mirror Online, Roshan said, "I didn’t want the lockdown to affect me or my talent. The need for money forced me to do whatever best I could. So I decided to fuse my acting skills and sell vegetables around the city. I also saw huge crowds gathering in markets to buy essentials which was a threat for everyone and an easy chance for the virus to spread. Taking this into consideration, I decided to go door-to-door and sell vegetables so that people don’t step outside." Roshan even shared a short 14-second video on Instagram where he can be seen selling vegetables in a unique. He captioned the post saying: "Kothimbir 14 rupay."

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