Virus restrictions meanwhile forced producers to hit pause on shootings, putting thousands of livelihoods at risk.
The dancers stopped strutting on Bollywood film sets this year as the Indian film industry struggled to find any spring in its step during a disastrous 2020.
The annus horribilis for the world s most prolific movie industry began with the heartbreaking deaths in April within 36 hours of luminaries Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor.
Others to pass away included composer Wajid Khan, who died from the coronavirus at 42, director Basu Chatterjee, Bollywood s first female choreographer Saroj Khan, and S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, singer of an estimated 40,000 film songs.
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The dancers stopped strutting on Bollywood film sets this year as the Indian film industry struggled to find any spring in its step during a disastrous 2020.
The annus horribilis for the world s most prolific movie industry began with the heartbreaking deaths in April within 36 hours of luminaries Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor.
Others to pass away included composer Wajid Khan, who died from the coronavirus at 42, director Basu Chatterjee, Bollywood s first female choreographer Saroj Khan, and S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, singer of an estimated 40,000 film songs.
But it was the suicide in June of 34-year-old star Sushant Singh Rajput that had the widest repercussions.
After Disastrous 2020, Bollywood Hopes For A Comeback Next Year After Disastrous 2020, Bollywood Hopes For A Comeback Next Year Productions have tentatively resumed, but pandemic restrictions forbid junior artists from shooting the elaborate musical sequences that are a hallmark of Hindi movies
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Highlights The loss of employment has been devastating for so many, she added
Due to the pandemic, many films released online
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The dancers stopped strutting on Bollywood film sets this year as the Indian film industry struggled to find any spring in its step during a disastrous 2020. The annus horribilis for the world s most prolific movie industry began with the heartbreaking deaths in April within 36 hours of luminaries Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor. Others to pass away included composer Wajid Khan, who died from the coronavirus at 42, director Basu Chatterjee, Bollywood s first female choreographer Saroj Khan, and S P Balasubrahmanyam, singer of an est
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