The lockdown may have ground our lives to a halt, but ironically, it has accelerated Roshan Mathew's career. If the web films Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai and Kappela introduced a pan-India audience to his talent, the recent release C U Soon marked his union with Fahadh Faasil, arguably one of the most experimental artistes of our times. Over a week after the Amazon Prime Video movie opened to positive reviews, Mathew admits he had his share of apprehension about executing India's first computer screen film. "I loved the script but had no idea how we were going to pull this off during the lockdown. A week after they [Faasil and director Mahesh Narayanan] approached me, we sat down to discuss the finer details," recounts the actor.

Surprising as it sounds, Mathew says the biggest hurdle stemmed from his discomfort with video calls. "I am uncomfortable with video calls or even a regular phone call. So, it is scary when you are suddenly thrust in a situation where you have to do an entire film on video calls. I am scared when I have to act without a co-actor; I depend a lot on him/her."