Film nod, TV shoots in Mumbai if daily COVID-19 counts are controlled: Maha CM

Mumbai:The Maharashtra government stopped film and television blasts in April after Covid-19 cases began to escalate in the state.

Covid19 shooting film to film and TV shoots were suspended on April 15 after Covid-19 cases began to escalate in Maharashtra. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said permission for film and TV shooting in Mumbai would be granted if the city’s coronavirus cases were controlled.

Inactive engagement with representatives of the film and television industry, he urged them to co-operate with the government in the steps being taken to combat the disease.

“After the second wave of COVID-19, the shooting of films and TV has been suspended in the state, but now the number of cases has begun to take control and the opening process has begun,” he said.

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Maha Home Setting Time: Producers plan to remove shoots out of state, film associations urge the government to allow post-productionThackeray said film and TV producers must adhere to all the COVID-19 safety rules and take action during the shooting. “We have to make sure we are not dragged down by the virus,” he said.