The
outbreak
of
Novel
Coronavirus
(COVID-19)
and
the
lockdown
in
place
in
India
to
prevent
its
spread
is
taking
a
big
toll
on
the
entertainment
industry,
particularly
the
television
business.
In
this
situation,
the
Czarina
of
television,
Ekta
Kapoor
has
announced
that
she
will
forgo
her
salary
for
a
year
so
that
the
employees
of
Balaji
Telefilms
can
continue
to
get
paid.
Ekta
took
to
her
Instagram
handle
to
share
that
she
will
be
forgoing
a
year's
salary
of
Rs
2.5
crore.
Her
statement
read,
"The
impact
of
CORONA
crisis
is
huge,
unprecedented
and
multi-pronged.
We
all
need
to
do
things
that
will
ease
the
hardships
of
people
around
us
and
of
our
country
at
large.
It
is
my
first
&
foremost
responsibility
to
take
care
of
the
various
freelancers
&
daily
wage
workers
who
work
at
Balaji
Telefilms
&
who
are
going
to
suffer
immense
losses
due
to
no
shootings
in
the
current
scenario
and
uncertainty
over
the
indefinite
period
to
follow."
It
added,
"I
would
thus
forsake
my
one
year's
salary
that
is
Rs.
2.5
crores
at
Balaji
Telefilms
so
that
my
co-workers
don't
have
to
take
a
hit
during
this
period
of
crisis
and
complete
lockdown.
The
only
way
ahead,
is
together.
Stay
Safe,
Stay
Healthy."
(sic).
Sometime
back,
Ekta
announced
that
Balaji
Telefilms
was
unable
to
shoot
new
episodes
of
shows
like
Kundali
Bhagya
and
Kumkum
Bhagya,
and
were
therefore
going
to
air
the
ALTBalaji
web
series
Karrle
Tu
Bhi
Mohabbat,
starring
Sakshi
Tanwar
and
Ram
Kapoor,
in
its
place
temporarily.