Yesterday
(April
13,
2021)
night,
the
Chief
Minister
of
Maharashtra
Uddhav
Thackeray
announced
that
section
144
will
be
imposed
in
the
state
from
today
(April
14,
2021)
from
8
pm
onwards,
due
to
the
rise
in
COVID-19
cases.
He
announced
a
15-day
curfew
starting
from
the
evening
of
Ambedkar
Jayanti
and
asked
people
not
to
roam
out
without
any
reason.
Well,
because
of
such
rules,
there
will
be
no
shooting
of
films,
television
shows
and
ads
in
the
state.
The
new
guidelines
will
indeed
affect
the
entertainment
business,
as
several
people
work
in
the
industry
on
daily
wages.
Notably,
producer
and
the
Chairman
of
Indian
Films
and
Television
Producers
Council
(IFTPC),
JD
Majethia
has
welcomed
the
decision
taken
by
the
Maharashtra
government.
However,
he
will
soon
be
approaching
CM
Uddhav
Thackeray
to
allow
them
to
start
work
in
the
state.
In
an
interview
with
ETimes
TV,
JD
Majethia
said,
"As
of
now
we
are
going
to
abide
by
the
restriction,
but
very
soon
we
will
approach
them
again.
We
are
with
him
on
this
and
we
are
going
to
go
through
the
order
fully.
The
last
time
when
he
had
announced
the
lockdown,
we
had
a
word
with
him
and
he
understood
our
position." The
producer
also
thinks
that
people
working
in
showbiz
are
frontline
workers,
as
they
provide
entertainment
to
people
who
are
sitting
at
home.
He
also
said
that
they
make
people
who
are
dealing
with
several
issues
like
depression,
frustration
and
so
on
happy.
Notably,
Maharashtra
CM
has
allowed
construction
workers
to
work,
hence,
JD
Majethia
also
wants
Thackeray
to
give
them
a
little
exception.
"As
of
now
we
are
standing
with
him
and
after
a
day
or
two,
we
will
approach
him
and
see
what
the
conclusion
will
be.
We
will
try
to
chalk
out
a
plan
how
we
can
follow
the
guidelines
with
all
security
and
if
we
can
still
shoot,
we
will
make
a
bio
bubble
and
then
approach
him," Majethia
added.
Talking
about
the
previous
lockdown,
various
TV
shows
were
shut
due
to
no
work.
Surprisingly,
several
actors
from
the
tinsel
town
had
started
running
small
businesses
like
selling
vegetables
and
fish,
online
marketing
and
so
on.
And
now,
after
this
announcement
by
Maharashtra
CM,
people
from
the
entertainment
industry
are
hoping
for
some
ease
in
the
guidelines
to
begin
work
on
their
respective
projects.
If
reports
are
to
be
believed,
some
TV
shows
will
be
shot
in
Goa
and
Hyderabad
for
15
days.
Ekta
Kapoor's
shows
will
reportedly
be
shot
in
Goa,
while
Star
Plus
is
moving
the
shooting
location
of
Imlie
and
Ghum
Hai
Kisikey
Pyaar
Mein
to
Hyderabad.
Apart
from
that,
Pandya
Store
will
be
shot
in
Bikaner.