According to Ashoke Pandit, the shootings at Film City, Madh area were cancelled as unit members, actors couldn't reach the sets.
IANS
The Maharashtra shutdown called by Dalit groups on Wednesday, 3 January, disrupted the shooting schedule of film projects in Mumbai.
"Due to Maharashtra bandh today, we have decided to push our My Birthday Song trailer release to tomorrow 4 January 2018. Thank you," tweeted the movie's producer and actor Sanjay Suri.
Even the song launch of director Luv Ranjan's upcoming film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety was cancelled "owing to the current situation in the city".
Protesters also gathered outside the Film City gate.
Asked if shooting is affected by the situation, Ashoke Pandit, member of Indian Films and Television Directors' Association (IFTDA), told IANS: "Shootings at Film City, Madh area have been cancelled as the unit members, especially the actors, could not reach the venue due to the situation outside."
He also tweeted: "#Film & #Tvshootings have come to a halt at #FilmCity #Madh & other locations as the unit members couldn’t reach the sets and due to fear of violence. #Sad. #BhimaKoregaonViolence."
#Film & #Tvshootings have come to a halt at #FilmCity #Madh & other locations as the unit members couldn’t reach the sets and due to fear of violence. #Sad. #BhimaKoregaonViolence
— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) January 3, 2018
The shutdown happened a day after angry Dalits staged rail, road blockades and took out processions in Mumbai and agitations in different parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday, 2 January, to protest against violence in Pune a day ago which left one youth dead.
