With the orders of the unlock issued by the state authorities of Maharashtra, the Film and TV industry has been allowed to start taking pictures with the time restrict of 5 pm in a bio bubble, although no out of doors shoot is allowed.
The industry has reacted positively to the choice however has additionally mentioned it would take time for the whole resumption.
Speaking to ANI, FWICE Chief BN Tiwari acknowledged, “We went through a tough time due to the rise in covid cases in the city, hence we immediately moved to different states including Gujarat, MP, Bihar, Jharkhand, UP so that the show would continue and due to fewer restrictions as compared to Mumbai.”
He additional acknowledged that he has requested the Maharashtra CM to increase the taking pictures time, “It’s most favourable for us to work here in Mumbai, as we have a base here. But as the Maharashtra government-imposed restrictions in the state, we had no option but to move. Now we will need at least a week time is required restart the film sets and studios as many of them need to be sanitised and refinished. We have also written to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to extend the shooting time till 7 pm as the bubble till 5 pm isn’t enough.”
The Film and Television industry has began a vaccination drive and is ensuring all unit members who start taking pictures are vaccinated with the primary dose.
Speaking about it, Tiwari added, “There are more than 500 film sets in Mumbai where around 5 lakh members of the federation are working. Looking into the current scenario we have now started a Vaccination program for all our workers including, labours, technicians, actors, directors, artists. We will be getting everyone vaccinated before the shoot resumes to avoid risk.”
Tiwari concluded by speaking in regards to the difficulties confronted whereas taking pictures in Mumbai and mentioned, (*5*)
“We face a lot of problems here in Mumbai because there is no single window for shooting. We have moved to UP, MP, and other states as it is cheap as well as we get single-window permission for the shooting of movies,” he mentioned.
