Even
as
the
country
is
in
Lockdown
4.0,
Bollywood
star
Akshay
Kumar
got
permission
to
shoot
for
a
public
interest
advertisement
in
May
2020.
He
shot
it
for
the
Ministry
of
Jal
Shakti
to
promote
hygiene.
The
ad
aims
to
promote
positive
behavioural
change
for
hygiene
and
related
practices
in
the
fight
against
the
Novel
Coronavirus.
The
ad
film
was
shot
on
May
23,
24
and
25
at
the
Kamalistan
Studio,
Mumbai.
It
was
directed
by
filmmaker
R
Balki.
Recommended
Video
Akshay
Kumar
break's
the
lockdown
and
shoot
for
an
advertisment
|
FilmiBeat
Ashok
Dubey,
General
Secretary,
Federation
of
Western
India
Cine
Employees
(FWICE),
confirmed
the
news
of
the
first-ever
outdoor
shooting
during
the
lockdown.
He
said,
'All
permissions
and
precautions
were
taken
by
the
unit
to
shoot
the
advertisement
which
was
for
the
government.''
The
Department
of
Drinking
Water
and
Sanitation,
Ministry
of
Jal
Shakti,
Government
of
India
in
its
application
to
the
Commissioner
of
Police,
Mumbai,
wrote,
"In
the
current
context
of
the
coronavirus
situation
to
promote
good
hygiene
practices
and
inspire
people
to
rejoin
the
workforce,
the
Department
with
support
of
the
Bill
and
Melinda
Gates
Foundation,
has
initiated
the
production
of
a
short
audiovisual
spot/advertisement,
the
lead
role
of
which
is
being
played
by
Akshay
Kumar,
a
popular
film
actor
and
also
a
Swachh
Bharat
brand
ambassador.''
The
letter
further
stated
that
since
the
purpose
of
the
short
film
is
for
a
public
cause,
a
request
was
being
made
to
grant
necessary
permissions
for
shooting
the
film
at
Kamalistan
Studio
on
May
23
and
May
25,
2020.