Karan Johar's Dharma suspends production due to coronavirus outbreak

Filmmaker Karan Johar's Dharma Productions on Monday anunced that y have suspended all administrative and production work in view of coronavirus spread.

In a brief statement posted on banner's official Twitter account, company said y had decided to take this step to "minimise risk of exposure".

"In view of epidemic spread of Covid-19 virus throughout world including India, we at Dharma productions, have suspended all administrative and production work until furr tice. "This decision has been taken keeping in mind safety of all and we are complying with all precautionary measures suggested by government to minimise risk of exposure to cast, crew, workers and audience. We wish everyone to stay strong and healthy in face of ongoing global health crisis. We will see you at movies soon," statement read.

Dharma's statement comes a day after various film bodies in India including Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE), Indian Film & Television Directors' Association (IFTDA) and Producers Guild of India decided to put shootings of films, TV shows and web series on hold from March 19 to March 31.

" health and safety of our colleagues is of paramount importance to Producers Guild of India. industry's united decision to suspend shooting between period March 19 to 31 is need of hour and we fully support it," Kulmeet Makkar, Chief Executive Officer, Producers Guild of India, said in a statement on Sunday.

Various events, award functions, interviews, shooting schedules stand postponed in view of coronavirus outbreak. vel COVID-19, which originated in China's Wuhan city, has claimed over 6,500 lives and infected more than 169,000 people over 135 countries and territories.

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