Lights, Camera, Action: Bollywood To Resume Work Soon
Bollywood to be in action again and every artist will be pleased to hear pack up. On Sunday, the government of Maharashtra permitted to resume the shootings for films, tele serials, advertisements, etc with immediate effect. The outset of Bollywood after a long duration of time comes with certain rules and regulation.
According to Mission Begin Again, the state government of Maharashtra have issued certain guidelines for the film industry to work and let the industry flourish as always. 16-page guidelines published among the concerned authorities of the Bollywood industry.
Among which some of the guidelines talk about no admission of senior citizens on sets, also to reduce the crew members by 33%. The industry which employs the maximum number of people has to downsize, with respect to novel coronavirus pandemic. Those who wish to resume shooting shall apply the Maharashtra Films, Theatre and Cultural Development Corporation. After the application is approved, the makers of the films and tele serials also need to seek permission from the police and district authorities prior to shooting.
In order to keep the concept of social distancing and physical contact in mind, in the scenes which require families, it has been advised to use the real families instead of pseudo families. The mesmerising scenes of the wedding, dance, melas, markets, etc has to be cut short due to lack of availability of people and the norms of coronavirus.
The norms also talk about the policy of no sharing among the crew members who handle the types of equipment on the sets. The actors are also requested to show up at sets after doing their make-up and hairstyling. All trials and fittings thy shall take place at their homes. Also, every actor is requested to carry their scripts and to dispose of them after the use. The Bollywood shall resume and work to provide entertainment to the audience keeping in mind the situation of the novel coronavirus will prove to be a stepping stone to fight the virus.
