“We are going to write to the [the chief minister] to allow shootings of TV serials and we promise to shoot with the same guidelines that were announced by the government last year. The unit members will work in a bio bubble kind of environment to avoid infections, he said.
About half a million workers, including actors, directors and producers, are registered with the FWICE. Of these, about 250,000 are junior make-up artists, set designers, carpenters and background dancers, Tiwari said.
More than 200 Hindi films are made in a year in Bollywood, with an estimated revenue of Rs3,000 crore or Rs30 billion. Trade analyst Himesh Mankad says the industry’s losses last year could easily amount to around Rs20 billion, according to news agency PTI.
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Maharashtra is considering a state-wide lockdown to combat the second wave of infections.
12 Apr, 2021 - 08:50 AM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
MUMBAI: With no slowdown in sight in the number of Covid2019 cases in Maharashtra, the Indian Films and Television Producers Council (IFTPC) has urged all television producers to conduct RT-PCR/antigen tests of crew members working on ongoing projects. The statement comes at a time when the state government is mulling a complete lockdown for two weeks to combat the second wave of infections.
Maharashtra is battling an unprecedented surge of Covid2019 cases, with nearly 60,000 cases being reported daily for the past few days. As many as 394 people lost their lives in the past 24 hours taking the death toll to 57,987.The state worst hit by the ongoing pandemic was forced to enforce a night curfew and a weekend lockdown last week. Except for essential services, it announced the closure of all other businesses, inc
The Indian Films & TV Producers Council said producers of all shows have been asked to get their crew tested for COVID-19 as per the recent guidelines.