Vikrant Shekhawat : Apr 14, 2021, 02:31 PM
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday imposed a ban on shooting of films, TV serials and advertisements across the state starting Wednesday 8 pm.The ban is part of other state wide restrictions that are put in place to keep the rising number of Covid infections in check.The new restrictions will be in effect till at least April 30th.тАЬWhile we understand the need for strict measures given the massive spike in the number of cases, a total ban on shooting will make thousands of daily-wage workers in the film and TV industry jobless,тАЭ said the owner of a TV production studio.The move will once again hit the pipeline of TV channels, executives feel.тАЬTV channels donтАЩt have more than 2-3 episodes of the shows. We are already under pressure due to dwindling ad sales and now if we donтАЩt have fresh content to offer, advertisers will once again pull back advertising,тАЭ said a senior executive at a TV channel.