Though shooting has not been disallowed in Mumbai or other states, producers are taking precautionary measures such as reducing the number of crew members on set or postponing the shoot.
The COVID-19 pandemic has struck India once more, with 2.58 lakh new cases reported in the last 24 hours. As a result, state governments have imposed strict restrictions such as night curfews, restaurant closures, and so on. Though shooting has not been prohibited in Mumbai or other states, producers are taking precautionary measures such as reducing the number of crew members on set or postponing the shoot.
According to reports, Aditya Chopra, the producer, has postponed the filming of Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathan and Salman Khan’s Tiger 3. “The production company was meticulous in its testing on set.” However, once a case was discovered, they decided to halt work immediately because the city’s doubling rate was high at the time. Pathan and Tiger 3 have a large crew strength. Even if one person tested positive, a large number of people would be at risk in such a scenario. Taking this into consideration, the directors and producer Aditya Chopra decided to halt production.”
In addition, the filming of Irrfan Khan’s son Babil Khan’s web series ‘The Railway Men,’ co-starring R Madhavan and Kay Kay Menon, has been postponed until the number of COVID-19 cases decreases. However, some production companies have decided to continue shooting while adhering to strict safety precautions.
“Vidyut has spent the last few days filming at Sunil Maidaan in Film City. Akshay Kumar was recently in Madh Island filming a commercial. These incidents send a strong message to the industry that work must continue. So far, the industry has fared better than in the previous two waves “the source explained.