Television
producer-actor
JD
Majethia
and
TV
and
film
producer
Ekta
Kapoor
along
with
other
TV
content
creators
had
a
virtual
discussion
with
Maharashtra
Chief
Minister
Uddhav
Thackeray
on
Friday
evening
(May
22).
They
discussed
concerns
about
business
and
job
losses
in
the
film
and
TV
industry
due
to
the
lockdown
amid
the
novel
coronavirus
scare.
Majethia,
who
heads
the
TV
department
of
the
Indian
Film
and
Television
Producers
Council
(IFTPC),
shared
details
about
the
meeting
with
FilmiBeat.
"The
industry
shared
concerns
of
business
and
job
losses.
With
viewer
fatigue
also
setting
in
when
it
comes
to
reruns,
we
expressed
our
wish
to
start
shooting,
which
we
promised
will
be
done
with
utmost
care
of
safety
and
SOPs
(standard
operating
procedures),"
he
said,
adding,
"The
Chief
Minister
addressed
all
issues
immediately.
He
has
asked
his
team
to
initiate
a
committee
and
work
out
the
possibility
to
start
work
soon.''
Majethia
also
stressed
on
the
need
to
list
out
studios
that
are
away
from
the
cities.
"We
need
to
identify
studios
away
from
civilisation
and
make
a
list
of
precautions
we
will
take.
We
also
need
to
make
a
list
of
spacious
post-production
studios,
where
social
distancing
can
be
maintained
at
the
earliest.
Once
this
is
done,
we
can
look
at
obtaining
permission
for
maintenance
of
the
sets,
monsoon
sheds,
and
fire
safety
measures,''
he
said.
Apart
from
Ekta
Kapoor
and
JD
Majethia,
the
delegation
included
producers
and
TV
broadcasters
like
NP
Singh,
Puneet
Goenka,
Rahul
Joshi,
Madhavan,
Puneet
Mishra,
Abhishek
Rege,
Deepak
Dhar,
Adesh
Bandekar,
Sanjay
Mukherjeei,
Vikas
Gharelu
and
Sudhir
Naik.
Ekta
Kapoor
tweeted
about
the
meeting,
saying,
"We
had
a
very
positive
meeting
of
broadcasters
&
television
producers
with
the
CM
of
Maharashtra
Shri
Uddhav
Thakrey."
(sic)
"We
shared
concerns
of
our
businesses
and
job
losses
with
viewers
fatigue
of
reruns
and
wishes
to
start
shooting
with
utmost
cares
of
safety
and
SOPs.
He
quickly
addressed
all
issues
,
asked
his
team
to
initiate
a
committee
and
workout
the
possibilities
to
start
work
soon,"
she
added.
"He
concluded
with
asking
us
all
to
be
positive
and
hopeful
with
a
line
of
a
song
from
the
film
chhoti
si
baat
"Aanewala
pal
jane
wala
hai".
Special
thanks
to
J
D
Majethia
&
Nitin
Vaidya.
All
in
all
we
ended
with
hope
humour
empathy
and
positivity!
JAI
MAHARASHTRA".
Majethia
was
all
praise
for
CM
Thackeray.
"I
was
happy
to
discover
a
hidden
streak
of
our
beloved
CM
-
his
sense
of
humour.
He
kept
everyone
in
the
meeting
comfortable.''
Having
been
at
the
forefront
in
keeping
TV
producers,
filmmakers,
actors
and
broadcasters
together
in
these
tough
times,
Majethia
concluded
the
conversation
with
a
message
for
the
fraternity
to
stay
positive.