The
rampaging
COVID-19
virus
is
threatening
the
industry
with
closure.
Several
TV
show
leads
(the
latest
being
Tera
Yaar
Hoon
main
lead
Ssudeep
Sahir
and
his
wife
Anantica
Sahir)
have
tested
positive
for
the
novel
Coronavirus.
Their
absence
from
the
set
was
led
to
story
sequence
changes.
However,
the
makers
kept
the
shoot
going.
But
this
has
now
changed
with
SAB
TV
show
Wagle
Ki
Duniya
temporary
going
off-air
with
two
of
its
lead
cast
members
also
testing
positive.
The
slice
of
life
comedy
Wagle
Ki
Duniya
features
Sumeet
Raghvan,
Pariva
Pranati,
Bharati
Achrekar
and
Anjan
Srivastav.
It
is
a
sequel
to
the
hit
show
of
the
same
name,
which
aired
on
Doordarshan
years
back.
Producer
JD
Majethia
confirmed
the
same
saying,
"Wagle
Ki
Duniya
is
an
episodic
format
and
loved
by
people
right
now,
so
we
did
not
want
to
shoot
without
a
couple
of
key
actors
and
telecast
diluted
episodes.
I
am
utilising
the
bank
and
repeating
for
a
week
until
all
are
healthy
and
back
to
shoot.
Soaps
that
have
long
stories
can
shift
the
focus
on
other
essential
characters
and
continue
the
same
level.
Usually,
I’m
never
in
favour
of
repeating
or
missing
on
telecasting
of
fresh
content,
but
time
is
not
usual
for
now.
We
have
to
survive
this
pandemic
by
not
going
in
for
complete
lockdown
and
repeats
for
a
long
time,
like
March
to
July
2020.”
JD
refused
to
name
the
infected
actors,
citing
privacy.
When
asked
should
other
producers
follow
suit,
the
chairman
of
Indian
Films
and
Television
Producers
Council
(IFTPC)
said,
“Every
show
should
decide
for
itself.”
Shooting
schedule
across
the
board
are
already
restricted,
with
weekend
shoots
suspended
following
last
weekend
producers
meeting
with
Maharashtra
Chief
Minister
Uddhav
Thackeray.
Yesterday,
the
news
stated
that
39
cast
members
of
Wagle
Ki
Duniya
had
also
tested
positive
for
Coronavirus,
JD
said,
"This
is
completely
false
news.
We
have
not
yet
received
the
test
report
of
many
people.
However,
after
taking
all
the
necessary
previews,
eight
people
from
the
production
team
have
come
positive.”
The
72-year-old
Anjan
Srivastav
who
plays
senior
Wagle
(he
was
the
original
Wagle),
has
gone
into
quarantine,
saying
he
needs
"to
take
precaution
given
his
age".