The state government has issued a set of guidelines that film and music video producers need to be put in place to be granted permission to shoot.
Coronavirus update: Punjab government grants permission to resume shooting, with safeguards
New Delhi - 24 Jul 2020 20:18 IST
Our Correspondent
Actor-singer Gippy Grewal has thanked Punjab's chief minister Amarinder Singh and his administration on behalf of the film industry for allowing shooting to resume for films and music videos.
Earlier this week, a delegation comprising Grewal and actors Gurpreet Ghuggi and Ranjit Bawa had called on the state's chief secretary Vini Mahajan to urge the government to put guidelines in place and allow film shoots to resume.
Amarinder Singh had joined the meeting through video-conferencing and assured the team that he would look into their demands.
I thanks to @Sukhjinder_INC jifor arranging a fruitful meeting with Honorable @capt_amarinder Saab. I thanks him on behalf of Punjabi film Industry & Punjabi Fraternity . Thanks to Administration for Cooperation. pic.twitter.com/XNzfmd2RcM
— Gippy Grewal (@GippyGrewal) July 23, 2020
Acting swiftly thereafter, the department of home affairs and justice issued a set of guidelines and granted permission for the “shooting of films/music videos during Unlock-2 period”.
The circular lists the conditions that need to be followed by those seeking permission for shoots. Allowing not more than 50 people on the sets, ensuring physical distancing and regular use of sanitizers are among the conditions.
A big thanks to Punjab govt. specially capt.Amrinder Singh ji C M Pb for accepting The request of Punjabi film industry and issuing the guidelines to resume the shootings @capt_amarinder @Sukhjinder_INC @PunjabGovtIndia @GurpreetGhuggi @BawaRanjit @CMOPb pic.twitter.com/086CzK6uVt
— Gippy Grewal (@GippyGrewal) July 23, 2020
Across the world, the entertainment industry has been reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and trying to figure out ways to resume shooting while keeping the safety of all artists and technicians in mind.
The decision of the Punjab government is sure to come as a relief for the Punjabi music and film industries.
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