The
Producers
Guild
of
India
on
May
6
revealed
that
a
new
set
of
guidelines
will
be
put
in
place
once
the
lockdown
has
been
lifted
and
the
shooting
schedules
resume
around
the
country.
In
their
official
statement,
the
Guild
clarified
that
the
document
will
highlight
the
protocols
that
need
to
be
followed
once
things
return
to
normalcy.
Film
productions
have
been
put
on
hold
since
March
24,
2020,
due
to
the
Coronavirus
(COVID-19)
pandemic
and
the
nationwide
lockdown,
incorporated
to
flatten
the
curve.
A
recent
report
stated
that
the
Producers
Guild
of
India
has
drawn
up
a
list
of
preventive
measures
to
be
followed
by
the
cast
and
crew
on
set,
even
after
the
lockdown
has
been
lifted,
to
prevent
the
second
wave
of
COVID-19
infections.
The
Producers
Guild
of
India
said
in
a
statement
shared
with
FilmiBeat
that
the
document
is
currently
in
an
early
stage.
"A
work-in-progress
document
prepared
by
the
Guild
of
draft
guidelines
for
resumption
of
shooting
activities
has
recently
been
circulating
widely
in
the
media
and
the
industry.
This
is
to
clarify
that
this
document
is
only
an
early
internal
draft
prepared
by
the
Guild
in
preparedness
for
the
future
resumption
of
shooting
activities.
Any
final
safety
protocols
and
guidelines
will
be
formalised
only
after
comprehensive
consultations
with
government
officials,
medical
professionals,
and
relevant
industry
bodies," read
the
statement.
Reportedly,
government
officials
and
medical
professionals
will
be
consulted
to
ensure
that
right
safety
measures
are
being
put
in
place,
before
announcing
the
final
guildelines.
Some
of
the
new
rules
will
require
actors
to
do
their
makeup
and
styling
at
home.
They
will
also
be
advised
to
report
on
set
with
only
one
staff
member
ideally,
while
producers
will
be
asked
to
allocate
masks
and
other
sanitisation
requirements
for
crew
members.