Not only that, but the letter also indicated that sets that are already being constructed in Mumbai, which is the film industry's hub, must be maintained because otherwise, huge losses could be incurred."We hereby express our wholehearted support to Break the Chain-2 guidelines and fondly hope that your initiative will definitely be successful. We have intimated all the stakeholders in the industry to follow your guidelines in true spirit and ensure that the spread of Corona is restricted totally. Accordingly, M&E industry will be closed for the next 15 days," a part of the letter read.
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Incur Loss of 1000 crores if Lockdown Extends
If lockdown prolonged, the industry will incur a loss of at least 1,000 crores. This is a global disaster. We will demand from the government that we get permission to shoot according to the guidelines along with a bio bubble.
Vaccination will be held in Film City itself
Yash Raj Films has said that all the people working for them will get the vaccination done for all. The federation has made arrangements with the support of Vikram Bhatt for a low rate test. People working here will be able to get RT-PCR test for 550 rupees instead of 850. This test will be done every seven days.
FWICE is a 70-year-old Federation. It has 32 craft associations. There are more than 5 lakh people in these associations.