Updated On: 16 March, 2020 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
The Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) and Indian Film & Television Directors' Association have decided to halt all the entertainment shootings from March 19 to March 31 due to the Coronavirus outbreak!

Picture Courtesy: Official Twitter Account/Taran Adarsh
To contain the spread of novel coronavirus, film bodies in India including Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) and Indian Film & Television Directors' Association (IFTDA) on Sunday decided to put shootings of films, TV shows and web series on hold from March 19 to March 31. The meeting was also attended by the representatives of Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association (IMPPA), Western India Film Producers' Association (WIFPA) and Indian Film and TV Producers Council (IFTPC).
"Important bodies of film and entertainment industry met today to deal with the issue of coronavirus. After a lot of discussions, we came to this conclusion that from this coming Thursday, all shootings will stop till March 31. After that, we will take a call," Ashoke Pandit, president of IFTDA, told reporters here.