Updated On: 24 February, 2026 05:09 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Saiyami Kher expressed concern over Mumbai’s worsening air quality, saying she now wears a mask even for her morning runs. Calling for accountability, she said pollution is “undoing” years of discipline and should not be politicised

Saiyami Kher
Actress Saiyami Kher is asking for accountability from the authorities, who are entrusted with keeping the Mumbai air clean. The actress penned a long note speaking about the declining air quality of the city and how it has become difficult to do basic things as running on the streets.
On Tuesday, the actress took to her Instagram and X account, and shared a picture of herself wearing a mask. She also penned a long note in the caption, as she wrote, “I started running a decade ago. Every morning, I’d find myself on Carter Road, chasing the ocean breeze. That wind is what made me fall in love with this city and running. I want to feel it again. And dystopian as it is, I put on a mask before lacing my shoes. It took me back to the pandemic. Except there’s no virus in the air endangering our life. The air itself could kill us. I never imagined a day when the very thing we breathe to survive would become a luxury”.