Film and TV shoots to resume in Mumbai based on Maharashtra govt's five-level unlock plan

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said permissions for film and TV shootings in Mumbai would be given if the city’s daily coronavirus case count is brought under control. In a virtual interaction with the representatives of the film and television industry, he appealed to them to cooperate with the government in the measures being taken to fight the pandemic. “After the second wave of COVID-19, film and TV shootings were stopped in the state, but now the number of cases have started getting under control and the unlock process has also begun,” he said. Thackeray said film and TV producers need to follow all COVID-19 safety rules and take precautions during the shootings. “We should ensure that we do not get knocked down by the virus,” he said and asked the entertainment sector to cooperate with the government in the unlock process. As part of Maharashtra’s five-level unlocking, set to begin from 7 June, shooting activities to be conducted in a bubble and no outdoor shooting after 5 pm, reports The Hindustan Times. Several prominent actors, anchors and others linked to the entertainment industry, including Aadesh Bandekar, Nitin Vaidya, Prashant Damle, Bharat Jadhav, Subodh Bhave, Amol Kolhe, JD Mathijia, Amit Behl, Punit Goenka, Ajay Bhalvankar, Sangamon Shirke, Vijay Kenkre, Sharad Ponkshe, Siddharth Roy Kapur, participated in the meeting. (Also read on Firstpost: Maharashtra unlock plan: Mumbai at 'level 3'; local trains off-limits to common people) (With inputs from Press Trust of India)