EXCLUSIVE: Filmmakers on the rise in Covid cases, lockdown, its impact: ‘Cinema industry is the most affected’ Pinkvilla spoke to Jayantilal Gada, Shibu Thameens, Ahmed Khan and Umesh Shukla to understand the impact of the recently imposed lockdown Written By Avinash Lohana 64012 reads Mumbai Updated: April 6, 2021 07:40 pm EXCLUSIVE: Filmmakers on the rise in Covid cases, lockdown, its impact: ‘Cinema industry is the most affected’ 1 Considering the steady rise in the Covid-19 cases since the last month, new lockdown rules and guidelines were issued by the Maharashtra Government recently. Because of the pandemic, just like every other sector, the film industry too had been majorly impacted. When the theatres were allowed to operate at 100 percent occupancy from January 2021, it had come as a major relief for filmmakers, exhibitors and distributors. However, with the cinema halls in Maharashtra being shut once again, we reached out to a few producers and directors to understand its impact on the film business. In fact, Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif starrer Sooryavanshi which was scheduled to release on April 30, too has been postponed again because of the rise in the Covid cases.