Repeated
coronavirus
lockdowns
in
India
have
badly
hit
the
television
industry
like
all
other
sectors
of
the
economy.
Several
producers
and
channels
had
shifted
sets
out
of
Mumbai
to
Goa,
Gujarat,
Hyderabad
(Telangana)
and
Punjab
to
keep
the
ball
rolling
amid
the
second
wave
of
COVID-19.
However,
this
move
also
came
unstuck
when
the
Goa
government,
too,
shut
down
indoor
and
outdoor
shoots,
as
the
virus
runs
amok
in
the
tourist
mecca.
With
several
shows
like
Kumkum
Bhagya,
Shaurya
Aur
Anokhi
Ki
Kahani,
Yeh
Hai
Chahatein,
Kundali
Bhagya,
etc
and
several
Marathi
shows
being
shot
there,
anybody
can
guess
whether
the
producers
again
want
to
shift
elsewhere
or
return
to
tinsel
town.
In
this
pall
of
terrible
news
comes
yet
another
negative
information
that
the
shoot
of
Star
Plus
show,
Pandya
Store,
which
had
shifted
to
Bikaner,
might
also
come
under
the
cloud
as
Rajasthan
also
goes
under
complete
lockdown
from
May
10.
An
actor
on
set
confirmed
to
Filmibeat
that
Pandya
Store
would
shoot
until
May
10,
post
which
there
is
no
clarity.
Given
the
fluidity
of
the
situation,
TV
channels
and
production
houses
have
refused
to
confirm
the
various
show
shoot
locations.
Pandya
Store
lead
Shiny
Doshi
refused
to
comment,
saying
she
has
been
asked
not
to
divulge
any
shoot
or
lockdown
information
to
the
media.
However,
there
is
a
silver
lining
to
this
dark
cloud.
As
per
sources,
the
Maharashtra
government
might
allow
Mumbai
shoots
to
resume
within
a
week
or
fortnight.
The
current
spell
of
severe
restrictions
will
lapse
on
May
15,
and
there
is
the
possibility
that
the
authorities
might
relax
some
curbs,
including
on
shoots,
given
that
the
number
of
new
coronavirus
cases
is
on
the
wane.
Till
then,
let's
hope
that
the
shoot
in
other
places
like
Hyderabad
(Imlie,
and
Ghum
Hai
Kisikey
Pyaar
Meiin,
etc.),
Gujarat
(Anupamaa
and
Yeh
Rishta
Kya
Kehlata
Hai)
and
Punjab
continues
without
fresh
pauses.
Our
attempts
to
speak
to
Pandya
Store
producers
Commal
and
Sunjoy
Waddhwa
and
the
channel
spokesperson
came
to
naught.