Earth Day 2026| Rasika Dugal feels saving earth is no longer a choice but a responsibility

Adding, the 41 year old actor says, “This isn’t as daunting as it might seem. It can begin with something as simple as looking a little deeper into that reel you just scrolled past or the headline you just read…This, I believe, is no longer a choice…but a responsibility.”

“I think pollution has been something we’ve needed to address for a long time. But air pollution, especially, feels particularly urgent in the times we live in—because of the significant impact it has on public health, the many lives lost it has been linked to, and the threat it poses to economic activity,” says the actor.

Personally, she is making changes to her life as an artist by choosing sustainable fashion.

“Since fashion is often argued to be one of the big pollutants, I began consciously wearing more sustainable brands. But I realised that just reading a “sustainable” label wasn’t enough. So I started trying to understand what actually goes into making fabric in a sustainable way, and then how I can be more sustainable about the way I care for my clothes,” says Rasika, adding that she tries to stay more curious and conscious than earlier.

The actor who will be seen in Mirzapur The Film and Kartavya, shares her thoughts on the role of cinema in helping heal Earth.

“I don’t believe that films have to come with visible messaging…You can have an intention as a filmmaker but your audience will take from it something of their own and that is the beauty of filmmaking or any art,” she says, listing Shaunak Sen’s Academy Award-nominated film *All That Breathes* as one of the most impactful films advocating for Earth and all beings.