Nine TV shoots that were scheduled to begin today now stand cancelled

Weeks after the Maharashtra government allowed the resumption of films and television shoots in Mumbai, a number of television shoots that were scheduled to begin on Tuesday, 23 June now stand cancelled, sources said.

Nine shoots, including those for shows like Kumkum Bhagya, Kundali Bhagya, Tujhse Hai Raabta, Qurbaan Hua, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Punjabi, were to resume today.

The lack of clarity on issues like sanitisation, safety, payment schedule, insurance and shift timings, caused the same to be called off.

According to the report, federations like CINTAA (Cine and Television Artistes Association) and FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) decided the same during an online meeting. CINTAA issued a notification to its members, not to sign any declaration form to resume shooting.

Aayam Mehta, an actor in Qurbaan Hua, said that 80 per cent of the unit are daily wage earners and their interests need to be taken into consideration

The shoots had come to a complete halt since mid-March when the coronavirus cases starting rising in Mumbai.