Bollywood has come to a grinding halt as the industry bleeds jobs and money once again.
This is the grim picture being painted by a cross-section of industry insiders who are grappling with filmmaking, post-production world, TV serial shoots, and theatres being shut indefinitely in most states with India fighting off a fierce second wave of COVID-19 infections.
“There’s no silver lining. We are in a critical stage where our exhibition sectors like our theatres expect zero revenue in the coming months. With shootings being halted and theatres being the first to close and [the] last to open [during] this pandemic, our situation doesn’t look optimistic… It’s a huge setback,” said Nitin Tej Ahuja, CEO, Producers Guild Of India, in an exclusive interview with Gulf News.
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Filmmakers, threatre owners thank government for allowing full occupancy
Adequate physical distancing of at least six feet has to be followed outside the auditoriums, common areas and waiting areas at all times, and use of face covers/masks at all times will be mandatory.
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NEW DELHI: Cinema halls will operate at 100 per cent capacity from Monday, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday, while releasing the standard operating procedure (SOP) on preventive measures for Covid-19.
The restrictions put in place due to the pandemic are on the verge of ending, he said.
Cinema halls across the country will be permitted to operate at full capacity from February 1 with adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Prakash Javadekar announced on Sunday. Adequate physical distancing, mandatory face masks and sanitisation of auditorium after every screening are among the latest SOPs issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Sunday, after the government allowed cinema halls to operate at 100 percent occupancy from Monday. Digital booking of tickets and staggered show timings to avoid crowding will be encouraged, the minister said, releasing a set of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).