The film industry wants to get back to work soon but the guidelines of the Maharashtra government don’t seem feasible. Calling them as ‘highly impractical’, the Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA) has written a letter to the chief minister.
The IMPPA wrote the letter on June 2 and the letter highlights the four impractical guidelines of the government.
One of the guidelines says that the film producers have to keep a compulsory doctor, ambulance, and nurse on sets. This the association thinks is impossible as already their numbers are less for managing the Coronavirus crisis. Their statement further read – “As suggested in their SOP (Standard Operating Procedure), they stressed on making these facilities available on call to the producers for use when needed. Making the professionals sit on the sets would be a waste of their time.”
The second guideline demands to provide accommodation to the shooting unit in the studio or nearby hotels and apartments as false too, the association asked for its removal. They state that the accommodations are already acquired by the government for Corona patients.
Third, the government guideline which prohibits cast and crew above the age of 65 to work, is false too. The association’s statement states that some of the actors, technicians, and crew members above the age of 65 are masters in their work and thus they are irreplaceable.
Further, the government’s fourth guideline states that the producers should hire real family as the cast, to avoid exposure within families. Calling it as meaningless, impractical, and impossible, the association in their letter state that not all family members are actors.
Ending their letter, the association included English translation of the Karnataka government guidelines as an example. Calling their shooting guidelines as more practical and implementable.