FWICE wants actors to cut down on staff on set amid COVID-19 surge; to redraft SOPs for artists : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama

April 5, 2021

There has been an enormous surge in COVID-19 instances prior to now month in India particularly within the state of Maharashtra. Several Bollywood celebrities have additionally examined optimistic for the virus prior to now couple weeks once they had been taking pictures for their movies. In the previous couple of days, actors like Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Govinda, and Bhumi Pednekar additionally examined optimistic. Now, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has appealed to items to cut back the variety of staff members in movie units.

Reportedly, BN Tiwari, president of FWICE has mentioned that actors thought corona had gone and began getting 10 members together with bodyguards, managers, make-up folks and hairstylists on set with them. They even introduced alongside multiple assistant with them. He additionally mentioned that they’re redrafting the SOPs for the artists and will likely be mentioning the minimal variety of staff that may be on set.

In 2020, the federal government in its tips for COVID had clearly said that artists are inspired to wrap their make-up at residence and report on units with minimal staff. It was additionally suggested that trials and fittings ought to be held on the actor’s residence and look check and different nuances ought to be accomplished over video calls.

Apart from this, hair and make-up artists have been instructed to put on face shields and PPE whereas doing hair and make-up because it entails person-to-person contact. Makeup artists have additionally been instructed to combine merchandise in a disposable palette and if doable use just one brush applicator per actor.

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