In
the
wake
of
the
rising
cases
of
Coronavirus
and
variant
Omicron,
Maharashtra
Chief
Minister
Uddhav
Thackeray
imposed
a
night
curfew
from
December
24,
Christmas
Eve,
from
9
pm
to
6
am
in
the
state.
This
is
a
cause
of
concern
for
the
film
and
television
industry,
as
there
is
no
mention
of
what
happens
to
shoots
that
were
already
planned
for
the
night.
This
reminds
us
of
the
lockdown
times.
An
associate
of
a
Film
Producers
Association
said
to
a
Filmibeat
source,
“The
guidelines
issued
by
the
state
government
mention
night
curfew
but
there
is
no
mention
of
halt
of
shooting
post
9
pm.
So,
we
are
really
confused
about
it
and
will
wait
for
the
government
to
inform
us
about
the
same.''
When
Filmibeat
contacted
FWICE
president
BN
Tiwari,
he
said
that
there
is
no
clear
diktat
from
the
government
on
the
night
shoot.
“So,
we
will
continue
to
work
as
usual.
Besides,
there
are
over
50
shootings
taking
place
at
night
right
now.''
A
lot
of
top
actors
are
presently
shooting
in
Mumbai,
including
Shah
Rukh
Khan
and
Salman
Khan
who
are
shooting
for
their
respective
films
Also,
most
of
the
television
stars
shoot
for
over
15
hours
a
day,
which
often
includes
a
late
night
shoot.
Previously,
during
the
first
and
second
wave
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
state
government
had
issues
SOPs
(Standard
operating
procedures)
for
film
and
TV
shoots.
Let’s
wait
and
watch
if
fresh
guidelines
are
issued
to
the
film
industry
in
Maharashtra
(and
other
states)
in
the
wake
of
the
possible
third
wave
of
the
pandemic
in
India.