tina datta is in her hometown kolkata after three years the actress has made this trip to meet her pet children bruno a golden retriever and rani a labrador who she has been missing all these years while her parents regularly visit her in mumbai tina wanted to spend time with her dogs one of whom is unwell in a chat with us the actress spoke about her kolkata diaries lockdown workout regimen favouritism in the industry trolls and more excerptswhat happened to your dogbruno was suffering from tick fever which made his hind legs swell and affected his mobility i had to come back for him thankfully his condition is improving with the help of medication and other treatmenthow was the experience of flying amid the pandemicsince mine is a joint family and my grandmother is in her nineties i was very scared i booked two tickets to ensure social distancing from currency notes to flight seats i sanitised everything i did not eat or drink during the flight now that i am home i am a bit relaxed i have got myself vaccinated and am not stepping out at all how does it feel to be back in kolkatabengali food is what i missed the most in the last three years and i am literally making up for it now my life in kolkata is all about eat sleep and repeat i must have gained at least a kilo in just one week of my stay i am relishing maaer haather ranna playing indoor games with family especially dadi and spending a lot of time with my beloved pets my problem is that i cannot chill for too long i tend to get bored and start missing work thankfully i have a few projects including an indonesian one lined up and plan to fly back on june 7 or 8though the pandemic situation in mumbai is improving now it has been one of the worsthit cities tell us about your experience of living there in covid timesi am relieved that the situation in mumbai is slowly and steadily getting better but there was a time when things got really complicated out there and the city was experiencing utter madness i have seen my near and dear ones go through very difficult times there were no vacant beds in hospitals no oxygen i stayed home but my building was sealed after multiple cases were reported for 15 days i was locked in a twoandahalf bhk but i stayed calm and kept on telling myself that this too shall pass yoga and meditation helped me remain positive during these tough times talking about yoga how did a fitness enthusiast like you manage to stay in shape during the lockdown did you miss hitting the gymnot being able to go to the gym is no excuse for being unfit home workouts are good enough to keep you in shape i started focusing on yoga and pilates and