Vikram Bhatt on Covid-19 pandemic: We cannot deny that it is affecting our mental health

Vikram Bhatt

Vikram Bhatt is launching You Are Not Alone, a platform to discuss the various problems that people are facing in the present scenario. As an initiative supporting mental health, veteran director Vikram Bhatt has started a Facebook page called 'You are not alone.' On this platform, he will discuss issues that an individual faces during these difficult times that leads to depression and anxiety. The maker will share his personal experiences via Facebook live sessions where every individual can participate and ask questions. Not just that, he will also interview people who have fought this battle against COVID-19.

"We cannot deny that it is affecting our mental health," says the filmmaker, who will be conducting interactive sessions on Facebook with those who have battled COVID-19. "While we definitely need medicines and infrastructure to fight the virus, we also need to address the mix of emotions, including grief, anger, frustration and helplessness in these unforeseen times," he adds.

On the work front, Vikram Bhatt directed the recently released Bisaat: Khel Shatranj ka. The series revolves around a psychiatrist who gets caught in the middle of a murder. Written and directed by Vikram Bhatt, and produced by his daughter Krishna Bhatt, the series also stars Khaled Siddiqui, Samay Thakkar, Vyas Hemang, Trishaan Singh Maini, Tanvi Thakkar, Coral Bhamra, Ashwin Kaushal, and Prakash Jha.