Published 18:55 IST, June 23rd 2020
Hansal Mehta and Anubhav Sinha's banter about filming impatience escalates hilariously
With the Coronavirus still dictating terms in the country, the shooting of many movies has got stalled. Filmmakers seem to be getting impatient amid this
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With Coronavirus still dictating terms in country, shooting of many movies has got stalled. Filmmakers seem to be getting impatient as days roll by, unable as y are to make ir films. Director Anubhav Sinha seems to be one of m.
Hansal Mehta and Anubhav Sinha's Twitter banter
Recently, Bollywood director Anubhav Sinha tweeted that he wants to get back to making movies "w" and wished that Coronavirus would "go". Reply to his tweet, Singh's close friend Hansal Mehta revealed that he has already started working and jokingly added, "What Corona???". Sinha n asked Hansal Mehta if he has already started shooting. He also asked his friend to clarify statement. To this Mehta replied that he had said such thing and if anybody "claimed" such a thing n y are "anti-national". Take a look:
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In or news, all shootings were cancelled from March 19, 2020, due to Coronavirus lockdown in nation. Many movies' release also got stalled because of it. Recently, however, Maharashtra government has allowed shooting to resume. But this is only if crew follows Coronavirus guidelines and protocols regarding social distancing and hygiene. According to latter, shoots will resume with only one-third of total number of crew. Or guidelines include require everyone to wear gloves and that sets of movies be fumigated daily.
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In an interview with a daily portal, Hansal Mehta had opened up saying shoots must be resumed quickly. He explained that livelihoods of many people are suffering because of lockdown and shoots being cancelled. He also said that if allowed, productions should follow guidelines provided and do-away with certain kinds of scenes.
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Hansal Mehta also added that Sweden and Denmark have allowed shoots to resume and released guidelines to follow. This is because number of COVID cases are receding.
Hansal Mehta had started his career as a director with Khana Khazana after which he went on to direct Bollywood movies. He helmed movies like Jayate, Simran, Aligarh, Accidental Prime Minister, Citylights and Chhal. For his movie, Shahid, he also won a National Award for Best Direction.
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Im credit: Anubhav Sinha Instagram, Hansal Mehta Instagram
18:55 IST, June 23rd 2020