What Maharashtra’s evening curfew, weekend lockdown means for TV, movie trade

Maharashtra has introduced contemporary restrictions on Sunday to manage the unfold of COVID-19 within the state. With the weekend lockdown and evening curfew coming into impact, the movie and TV trade is once more buckling up for successful. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray met with Hindi and Marathi movie and TV producers just about to debate the state of affairs.
With the weekend lockdown from Friday 8 pm to Monday 7 am, movies releasing in theatres will probably be unable to get any footfalls to recuperate their prices. Two massive productions – Kangana Ranaut’s Thalaivi and Akshay Kumar-starrer Sooryavanshi are resulting from launch on the finish of this month.

While the state authorities has allowed movie and TV items to proceed work over the weekend, shoots will probably be allowed with solely 33 per cent crew members with due security norms in place. They have additionally been advised to not shoot massive dance and combat scenes, placing a query mark on the livelihood of supporting and junior actors, that are largely day by day wage earners.
Exhibitor Akshaye Rathi spoke to indianexpress.com concerning the CM’s assembly with members of the exhibition sector and filmmaker Rohit Shetty, whose Sooryavanshi is slated to launch April finish.

Thank you @OfficeofUT ji for assembly Maharashtra’s movie exhibition sector & acknowledging the sacrifices it has made by way of the pandemic. While the sector helps the govt. in its drive to avoid wasting lives, defending the livelihoods it generates will now want the state’s assist. pic.twitter.com/K21O1QH4rw
— Akshaye Rathi / अक्षय राठी (@akshayerathi) April 4, 2021
“The CM obviously put forth his concerns around the high number of cases that we are witnessing in Maharashtra and this meeting was supposed to happen with various business sectors about the support that the government would require from them in case restrictions and curbs need to be imposed. Of course, we all realise that saving lives is and must be the priority. If it requires sacrifices from us, so be it,” he mentioned.
He added that they’ve additionally requested support for the sector which has suffered over the last yr. “What we put forth was that exhibition sector, which has been among the sectors that made most sacrifices last year, needs to be compensated by the state. Till now we have not received a penny or one policy-driven decision that has helped us survive over the last year. Therefore, the number of casualties in the sector, in terms of the number of enterprises that have shut down permanently or are staring at bankruptcy, is alarmingly high. And that the sector employs lakhs of people in Maharashtra directly and indirectly also needs to be looked at seriously. The CM has acknowledged the sacrifices of the sector. We have put forth our request for some kind of financial relief and hope the state government will act upon the requests.”He added that the exhibition sector will now look ahead to 15 days to see the influence of the brand new restrictions put by the Maharashtra authorities. “If the government thinks that these kinds of restrictions will have an immediate effect and are going to prevent the spread of virus completely, it’s great. In that case, we look forward to in 15 days opening with 100 per cent capacity with absolutely no speed breakers going ahead.”
When requested if Sooryavanshi is gazing one other shift in its launch date, Rathi mentioned, “Possibly. In the worst-case scenario.”