Megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
has
said
that
he
will
soon
resume
work
on
his
impending
projects
after
the
Maharashtra
government
allowed
the
film
and
TV
industry
to
restart
their
production
activities
with
COVID-19
protocols.
As
part
of
the
unlock
measures
issued
by
the
government
on
June
5,
the
entertainment
industry
has
been
allowed
to
begin
shoot
with
time
limit
of
5
pm
in
a
bio
bubble
amid
all
the
necessary
COVID-19
safety
rules.
Writing
in
his
blog,
the
78-year-old
screen
icon
expressed
relief
over
the
decline
in
the
number
of
COVID-19
cases
in
Maharashtra
and
Delhi.
"Maharashtra
and
Delhi
seem
to
be
in
better
shape...
the
digits
show
a
graph
that
slopes
down
and
the
release
of
the
orders
to
relax
some
of
the
stringent
measures
has
taken
shape...
Selected
movements
are
permitted,
but
the
precautions
must
be
observed...
mask,
distance,
vaccinations,
washing...
all
to
be
in
place,"
he
said.
Bachchan
also
revealed
that
he
is
most
likely
to
be
on
a
movie
set
in
a
few
days
as
film
work
has
also
been
allowed
in
Mumbai
till
4
pm.
"Certain
essential
services
have
been
opened
up...
bars
,
parlours,
restaurants
with
limited
numbers
50
per
cent
and
also
film
work...
work
till
4pm
only...
after
that
no
movements
or
work.
So
some
quick
scheduling
is
taking
place
and
in
all
probability
its
donning
make
up
within
a
few
days,
and
off
to
the
studio
(sic)," he
added.
The
veteran
star
said
that
the
entire
crew
of
his
upcoming
film
GoodBye
has
been
vaccinated
and
extreme
precautions
are
being
taken
by
the
team.
"My
own
entire
shooting
unit,
that
shall
be
starting
work
on
my
film
'GoodBye'
in
a
few,
have
all
been
vaccinated
by
the
production,
and
extreme
precautions
are
in
place
to
maintain
precaution...
Every
set
room
is
sanitised
after
every
short
break
and
they
(crew)
are
tested
before
they
can
enter
the
studio...
And
every
other
day
random
tests
are
done;
the
infected
blocked
and
sent
home
or
to
hospital,
immediately," he
said.
The
Vikas
Bahl-directed
film
Goodbye
went
on
floors
on
April
2
but
had
to
stop
production
in
April
due
to
the
second
wave
of
the
pandemic.
Backed
by
Balaji
Telefilms
and
Reliance
Entertainment
production,
the
film
also
features
south
star
Rashmika
Mandanna
and
Veteran
actor
Neena
Gupta
as
Bachchan's
wife.
The
Gulabo
Sitabo
actor
also
gave
an
update
on
his
philanthropic
endeavours
and
said
that
he
will
continue
to
provide
necessary
aid
towards
COVID-19
relief
work.
"Work
for
the
betterment
of
those
that
are
in
need
and
suffer
continues,"
Bachchan
said.
The
veteran
star
said
oxygen
concentrators
that
he
had
ordered
from
overseas
have
arrived
and
almost
50
of
them
have
been
distributed
to
hospitals.
"Some
of
it
shall
be
going
tomorrow
to
the
Care
Centre
we
opened
at
Rithambara
School,
which
we
initiated
with
a
25
bed
facility,
and
hope
to
add
another
50
beds
to
it,"
Bachchan
wrote.
He
further
revealed
that
another
lot
of
150
oxygen
concentrators
that
were
designated
for
the
Gurudwaara
facility
in
Delhi
are
now
being
used
at
the
centre.
"Five
Ventilators
of
the
20
other
ordered
--
an
equipment
that
has
had
great
difficulty
in
procuring
--
have
arrived
and
we
are
sending
them
to
some
of
the
prominent
hospitals
that
do
exemplary
work
in
treating
the
very
poor
and
needy,"
the
veteran
star
said.
During
the
recent
lockdown
in
Maharashtra,
Bachchan
said
that
his
family
took
utmost
care
of
his
staff
at
home
and
followed
necessary
guidelines.
"All
precautions
maintained...
masks
on,
hand
washing
frequently
and
distances
maintained...
and
all
getting
vaccinated
as
soon
as
the
time
table
prepared
by
the
authorities
falls
in
place,"
he
said.
"The
responsibility
of
each
home
each
individual
person
is
primary
and
a
must
..
we
must
adhere
to
the
given
discipline
ourselves,
so
we
can
look
after
the
discipline
of
others
(sic),"
he
added.
Bachchan
urged
his
followers
to
not
let
their
guards
down
as
the
number
of
COVID-19
cases
go
down
in
the
country.
"Often
when
the
laxity
is
announced
there
is
a
feeling
that
all
is
well
and
we
get
back
to
being
normal...
This
is
not
correct.
Yes,
laxity
is
considered,
because
survival
is
essential
too...
But
maintaining
the
essential
protocol
of
preventions
is
paramount,"
he
added.