Hyderabad: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has said that he will soon resume work on his impending projects after the Maharashtra government allowed the film and TV industry to restart their production activities with COVID-19 protocols.
As part of the unlock measures issued by the government on June 5, the entertainment industry has been allowed to begin shoot with time limit of 5 pm in a bio bubble amid all the necessary COVID-19 safety rules.
Writing in his blog, the 78-year-old screen icon expressed relief over the decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra and Delhi. Bachchan also revealed that he is most likely to be on a movie set in a few days as film work has also been allowed in Mumbai till 4 pm.
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"Certain essential services have been opened up... bars, parlours, restaurants with limited numbers 50 per cent and also film work... work till 4pm only... after that no movements or work. So some quick scheduling is taking place and in all probability, it's donning make up within a few days, and off to the studio (sic)," he added.
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The veteran star said that the entire crew of his upcoming film GoodBye has been vaccinated and extreme precautions are being taken by the team. "My own entire shooting unit, that shall be starting work on my film GoodBye in a few, have all been vaccinated by the production, and extreme precautions are in place to maintain precaution..."
"Every set room is sanitised after every short break and they (crew) are tested before they can enter the studio... And every other day random tests are done; the infected blocked and sent home or to hospital, immediately," he said.
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The Vikas Bahl-directed film Goodbye went on floors on April 2 but had to stop production in April due to the second wave of the pandemic. Backed by Balaji Telefilms and Reliance Entertainment production, the film also features south star Rashmika Mandanna and Veteran actor Neena Gupta as Bachchan's wife.
