Breaking: Film And TV Shootings Across India To Stop From March 19 To 31 Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
From Thursday, March 19, 2020, all shoots of TV serials, films, and digital shows will be shut owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The shootings will remain shut till March 31, 2020. This decision was tak
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By Lekhaka
From
Thursday,
March
19,
2020,
all
shoots
of
TV
serials,
films,
and
digital
shows
will
be
shut
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
The
shootings
will
remain
shut
till
March
31,
2020.
This
decision
was
taken
in
a
joint
meeting
between
IMPPA,
FWICE,
IFTDA,
IFTPC,
and
WIFPA
held
on
Sunday,
March
15,
2020.
The
decision
was
taken
in
compliance
with
the
initiatives
taken
by
central
as
well
as
state
governments.
Present
for
the
meeting
on
behalf
of
their
respective
associations
were
Ashoke
Pandit
(filmmaker,
President
IFTDA),
JD
Majethia
(TV
producer
and
Vice-President,
IFTPC),
TP
Agarwal
(President,
IMPPA),
Ashok
Dubey
(General
Secretary,
FWICE),
Sangram
Shirke
(President,
WIFPA),
producers
Tinu
Verma,
Pradip
Singh
as
well
as
other
executives
of
the
guilds.
All
the
producers
have
been
granted
three
days
to
ask
their
units
shooting
anywhere
in
India
or
the
world
to
come
back.
JD
Majethia
said,
“In
the
interest
of
the
country,
society
and
film
workers,
all
the
associations
on
Indian
film
industry
have
taken
the
decision
to
shut
shootings
of
films,
TV
serials
and
web
shows
across
India
from
March
19
to
31,
2020.”
IFTDA
President
Ashoke
Pandit
said,
“Coronavirus
pandemic
has
spread
across
the
world
and
we
have
taken
the
decision
to
shut
all
shoots
after
a
long
meeting
with
all
associations.
All
the
associations
and
industries
across
India
–
North,
South
or
any
other
regional
–
are
with
us
in
this
decision.”
Pandit
further
added,
“We
have
given
a
three-day
period
for
all
producers
so
that
they
can
ask
their
units
working
anywhere
in
India
or
outside
the
country
to
come
back.
It
will
also
give
some
time
for
broadcasters
to
think
about
their
programming
during
the
shoot
shut
down.
The
film
industry
is
extremely
serious
about
combating
COVID-19.
During
the
shutdown,
cleaning
and
sanitation
will
be
implemented
at
the
sets.”
General
Secretary
of
FWICE,
Ashok
Dubey
said,
“I
represent
25
lakh
workers
and
technicians
who
work
on
daily
wages.
But
there’s
nothing
more
important
than
life.
We
agree
with
the
decision
taken
by
the
producers’
body
and
we
will
be
in
compliance
with
the
decision
taken
on
31st
March
too.
We
had
brought
out
a
circulation
on
5th
March
itself
regarding
the
cleanliness
and
sanitation
at
the
shooting
locations.
We
have
been
visiting
the
sets
to
see
whether
these
things
have
been
implemented
or
not.”