The
Novel
Coronavirus
pandemic
has
brought
the
entertainment
industry
to
a
standstill.
With
shootings
being
halted
and
theatres
remaining
shut
owing
to
the
lockdown,
Bollywood
celebrities
are
currently
in
quarantine
at
home.
Recently,
the
stalwarts
of
the
Indian
film
industry
including
Bollywood
actor
Anil
Kapoor,
filmmakers
Karan
Johar
and
Kabir
Khan
came
together
to
share
their
thoughts
on
the
future
of
the
media
and
entertainment
industry
on
Facebook
via
a
web
series,
curated
by
Ameet
B
Naik's
Naik
Naik
&
Company.
Talking
about
the
future
of
the
entertainment
industry,
Anil
Kapoor
said
that
he
feels
optimistic,
and
shared,
"It's
very
important
for
all
us
to
be
careful,
intelligent
and
smart.
I
am
very
positive
that
there
are
all
the
chances
of
our
entertainment
industry
flourishing
very
soon.
We
need
entertainment
and
I'm
sure
when
things
open
up,
people
would
want
to
go
out
as
that's
never
going
to
end.
People
will
flock
to
theatres
and
that's
what
India
is
all
about.
In
the
meanwhile,
there's
so
much
we
can
do
and
make
good
content.
Sitting
at
home,
people
have
no
other
option
but
to
consume
all
forms
of
content,
be
it
educational,
lifestyle,
food,
cinema,
etc.
I
have
been
speaking
to
my
agents
in
Los
Angeles
and
producers
over
there
and
I
have
learnt
that
they
are
all
gearing
up
for
film
shoots
and
future
projects.
Countries
like
New
Zealand
and
Australia
has
opened
as
well
as
few
other
European
countries
too.
So,
there
is
positivity."
Karan
Johar
echoed
similar
sentiments
and
said,
"There
is
a
lot
of
ambiguity
and
insecurity
that
surrounds
us.
I'm
an
eternal
optimist
and
I
believe
that
there
is
tremendous
light
at
the
end
of
this
glorious
tunnel
and
when
that
light
comes,
it
will
hit
us
like
sunshine
and
will
also
inspire
our
inner
spiritual
self."
He
further
revealed,
"I
have
spoken
to
a
lot
of
writers
and
creative
people
and
understood
that
they
lack
focus
and
attention
during
this
time
as
the
environment
has
made
them
a
little
worry
some.
What
I
have
learnt
all
my
life
is
that
the
only
way
you
can
be
brilliant
is
if
you
acknowledge
the
brilliance
in
others
and
by
doing
that
you
have
to
acknowledge
that
there
are
few
brilliant
minds
out
there,
so
learn
from
them
and
get
inspired
by
them."
Kabir
Khan,
who
helmed
films
like
Phantom
and
Ek
Tha
Tiger
shared,
"There's
a
sense
of
optimism.
All
of
us
do
realise
that
yes,
we
are
going
through
trying
times,
but
we
will
rise
again
from
it.
I
feel,
with
COVID-19
or
without
COVID-19
is
something
that
we
all
should
be
looking
at
and
we
need
to
dedicate
more
resources,
time
and
money
to
the
whole
aspect
of
writing
because
ultimately
the
script
is
the
backbone.
They
often
say
that
you
can
make
a
bad
film
with
a
good
script
but
can
never
make
a
good
film
with
a
bad
script.
During
this
trying
time,
we
can
engage
with
ourselves
through
technology
like
Zoom
and
brainstorm
and
ideate.
"Talking
about
movies,
I
would
like
to
say
my
first
film
which
I
saw
in
theatre
was
Bobby.
I
can
never
forget
that
image
and
I
would
want
many
generations
of
children
to
remember
that
moment
of
walking
into
that
dark
hall
and
watch
the
images
unfold
on
the
big
screen.
The
day
I'll
feel
comfortable
about
wearing
a
mask
and
going
to
watch
a
film,
is
the
day
I'll
tell
the
audience
to
come
watch
my
film,"
added
the
filmmaker.
Naik
Naik
and
Company
conducted
their
first
Live
session
on
Facebook
yesterday.
The
three-day
initiative
(15-17
May,
2020)
aims
to
bring
together
celebrities
and
influencers
from
across
the
Media
and
Entertainment
industry
to
share
their
thoughts
on
how
to
plan
the
future
post
COVID-19.