Consider the following scenario. You've been trying to get into the film industry for eight years, four of which have been spent on your first picture. And then the globe goes into lockdown only days after your debut film has finally entered theatres and is performing well. “Yes, that hurt really hard,” acknowledges actor Dheekshith Shetty, whose debut film Dia was released only days before the pandemic was declared in India in 2020, and whose debut film Dia was released just days before the lockdown was announced. “To put it mildly, it was depressing. However, things took a turn for the better after people saw the film on OTT and showered us with affection. I was overjoyed that my debut was favorably received.