In view of the increasing corona cases in Maharashtra, thegovernment has announced a lockdown from 14 April. In this situation, theentertainment industry has come to a standstill. Mumbai, considered to be thehub of entertainment, now has locks on various shooting studios. In such asituation, the TV industry has lost about 6.5 crore rupees in just 15 days.
In conversation with one of the daily Dainik Bhaskar, industry'swell-known executive producer Shubh Upadhyay said, "The biggest loss hasbeen faced by the entertainment industry from the Maharashtra government'sguideline. Every day around one lakh workers of the industry work on dailywages. From the spot boy to the dress man, the setting man to the lightman. Theyhave no work now. Because most of the shooting has shifted outside Mumbai. Somehave gone to Goa, some to Hyderabad, and some to Uttar Pradesh. "
Shubh further adds, "The condition of big locations from Mumbaihas become somewhat the same as last year’s. The workers of the industryare returning to their homes again. The producers are also not moving people fromhere instead they are getting the work done by the local workers. If a bigdaily show is made, then its production cost per day is around 3.5-4 lakhs. Theproduction cost of the smallest shows is around one lakh rupees every day. The biggerthe show bigger will be its loss. According to my, the TV industry has lostabout 6.5 crores in just 15 days. In such a situation, the government shouldallow the shooting to start again. "
The lockdownis having an adverse effect on the entertainment industry from Television to the bigscreen. The shows who have shifted their sets to other locations outside Mumbaiare paying double charges for the shoot. On one hand, they are spending moneyon the locations of other cities to run their shows. At the same time, the rentof the pre-existing set in Mumbai is also being paid.