None of us participants knew the extent of the pandemic: Sanjjanaa Galrani

When Sanjjanaa Galrani took off to be a part of the Hindi reality show Mujhse Shaadi Karoge, she was prepared to fight it out and emerge winner. But with the Covid-19 pandemic shutting all film and TV production in most parts of the country, her plans were derailed.
The actress, who was cooped up in the house as part of the show for a month without access to her phone or other tech gadgets, tells us, “None of the participants knew the extent of the pandemic until Paras (Chhabra) updated us about what was happening outside.Honestly, it was scary to hear about the partial shutdown. Then, earlier this week, policemen come to the set and told us to stop production. In the next few hours, the finale of the show was conducted and then all of us packed up and got ready to return home. I took an 11 pm flight the same night, reached Bengaluru and headed home. Ever since, I have been practising social distancing and catching up on all the episodes of the show. ”
While her stint on the show was short-lived, Sanjjanaa says that she got what she set out to achieve. “Those 32 days (her duration in the house) were a really good, learning experience. When I joined the show, no one really knew me in Mumbai. But when I was heading home this week, a lot of people outside the set and at the airport were calling out to me. It made me immensely happy that people now know me nation-wide and that the hard work has paid off.”