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As many as four members of the popular sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah have tested COVID 19 postive, including actor Kush Shah, who plays Goli on the show. Speaking to a news channel, producer Asit Kumarr Modi confirmed the same saying that following the new COVID guidelines by the Indian Films & TV Producers Council (IFTPC), the team was getting intensively tested at regular intervals when reports of Kush and three crew members came positive. Post this, all four of them were duly put under quarantine.
âAccording to those (new) guidelines we had to take everyoneâs RT-PCR tests on the set. So, we got everyone tested and four people tested Covid-positive. But we had already home-quarantined them as they were showing some symptoms while being tested. We got everyone tested on Friday, April 9. We have been taking precautions during the shoot. If anyone was a little sick, we would ask them not to come to the shoot. Kush Shah, who pl
: Friday, April 16, 2021, 4:28 PM IST
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah s Goli and 3 others test positive for COVID-19, under quarantine
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah s Goli and 3 others test positive for COVID-19, under quarantine
As many as 4 members of popular sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, including actor Kush Shah who plays the role of Goli.
Producer Asit Kumarr Modi, in an interview, revealed that they had conducted RT-PCR/Antigen tests on the entire crew as per the Break the Chain guidelines and instructions of the Indian Films & TV Producers Council (IFTPC). According to those (new) guidelines we had to take everyoneâs RT-PCR tests on the set. So, we got everyone tested and four people tested Covid-positive. But we had already home-quarantined them as they were showing some symptoms while being tested, Modi told Aaj tak.
Industry fears revenue losses with shootings coming to a halt; hopes for shoots to be allowed again soon
As the Maharashtra Government halts all TV and film shoots, the industry is staring at uncertainty again and figuring out ways such as moving the shootings to another city to deal with the situation Mumbai, April 15, 2021
The Maharashtra Governmentâs restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus have brought all film, television and ad film shoots to a grinding halt.
The industry is staring at major financial losses if the current restrictions remain in place even after May 1.
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Some production houses even fear that broadcasters may run out of fresh content in a couple of weeks.
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The shoot location of one of the top shows, Kundali Bhagya has shifted to Goa. The cast members, Shraddha Arya, Sanjay Gagnani, Ruhi Chaturvedi, Abhishek Kapur, and Swati Kapoor were spotted taking off to Goa at the airport.
Dheeraj Dhoopar, Manit Joura, Anjum Fakih are missing from the pictures whereas the rest of them posed gleefully for the shutterbugs.
Not just Kundali Bhagya, but Imlie and Mehndi Hai Rachne Vali is also shifting to Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. Sources close to the shows informed ETimes TV that Gashmeer Mahajani and Sumbul Touqeer and Mayuri Deshmukh starrer Imlie produced by Four Lion s Production and Shivangi Khedkar and Sai Ketan Rao s Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali produced by SOL Productions and Sandiip Films have decided to shift their shooting location to Hyderabad s Ramoji Rao Studio.
Due to lockdown, TV producers consider shifting productions outside Maharashtra.
15 Apr, 2021 - 09:26 AM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
MUMBAI: Film and TV land juddered to a halt on Wednesday after the Maharashtra government imposed a ban on filming for a period of two weeks owing to the skyrocketing cases of Covid2019 in the state.
The new order is part of the Break The Chain guidelines, that states all shoots of films, television and advertisement will be put on hold from 14 April to 1 May. Until this order, production had been taking place with restrictions like avoiding filming scenes with large crowds or background dancers and no shoots during the weekend lockdown.