Home / Entertainment / Television News / Article /
JD Majethia: Our efforts not being acknowledged
Updated On: 16 July, 2020 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian
Hitting back at those criticising producers for encouraging filming during a pandemic, chairman of IFTPCs TV wing, JD Majethia says only four amid 7,000 artistes tested positive over 21 days.
Listen to this article :
JD Majethia
After spending a fair share of time exploring different content on web platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, consumers of daily soaps returned to the comfort of their television sets to indulge in fresh episodes of their favourite serials, last week. But the decision to resume work amid a pandemic left a bitter taste in people's mouth as news of actors and artistes testing positive for COVID-19 began to trickle in, soon after. JD Majethia, chairman of the Indian Film and TV Producers Council's TV and web wing, says the wrath that producers are being subjected to is unwarranted when one considered the number of artistes who have fallen prey to the virus.
"Around 80 shows are being shot across Mumbai with 7,000 people getting back to work. It has been 21 days since we resumed, and only four cases have been reported, so far. So, the way people are pulling up producers is unfair," Majethia tells mid-day, adding that a blind eye is being turned to the efforts put in by those in charge to ensure safety measures are followed.
Read Next Story
Trending Stories
Latest Photos
Latest Videos
Latest Web Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
Mid-Day Fast
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT