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The World is happening at a standstill, because of the Covid-19, in India, Hindi film industry, deserted movie sets, closed cinemas and Film-stars with empty diaries. BBC Asian Network's Haroon Rashid reports on the impact on Bollywood.

This Time last month, Bollywood fans around The World were thrilled. The last episode of Director Rohit Shetty 's super-cop-the universe was pressures set to the screens on 24 March. The Makers of Sooryavanshi were expected to pay a massive box-office because the release was strategically planned to coincide with a national holiday in India.

Instead, the country went into a 21-day lockdown That Day , to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Sooryavanshi the release was postponed for an indefinite period of time. So the 83, Director Kabir Khan ' s winning sports biopic about India's world Cup cricket team, with a real-life superstar couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone . The Film was to premiere at 10. April.

Talk to you on the YouTube channel, Film companion, Khan said it was "very disappointing" to make a call.

"We were really itching to show The Film to The World . But Some things are much bigger than all this. The whole planet is now on silent and I stand and I think The Film is a much lower priority. "

It is not only film-releases that were affected.

actress Kangana Ranaut was shooting for her new film, Thalaivi, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu , when restrictions began. "Actually, I wanted to be there for 45 days, but then we were not allowed to have permission to the masses [of The Scene ]. They have stopped to shoot and I was back in Mumbai," She Said , pink Villa, Bollywood news site.

the actress Deepika Padukone has said that she considers herself "lucky" because she had started flying to Sri Lanka to begin filming their new movie, days before India's lockdown.

"The Great thing is that we did not have to leave Mumbai. We were not stranded Somewhere Else . I know a lot of people who literally had to shoot only a few days left to actually have a movie," she told journalists Rajeev Masand in an interview recently.

Film stars have suddenly found themselves with time on their hands and fill their Social Media feeds with snippets of your home life.

Some , such as Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif , have participated in the in-house work - Cooking , washing, and re-organization. Others, like Alia Bhatt and Hrithik Roshan , to learn new skills.

Some , however, have come under criticism for the "insensitivity" of the seriousness of The Situation . In a blunt Instagram video, Director Farah Khan threatened to "unfollow" a few of their famous friends, if you don't "stop making workout videos". She Said : "I can understand that you are privileged and you have no other worries in this global epidemic, except for the search according to your figures. Most of us have other things to worry about in this Crisis . "

Some actors are with your Social Media weight to educate their followers on social distance. Kartik Aaryan released a video in which he fakes a scene from his film, Pyaar Ka Punchnama. He changed the dialogue, the urgent need for the people to reflect, stay home. There are More Than 10 million times so far on Instagram.

to help Many in The Film fraternity, even to her. Akshay Kumar and Anushka Sharma , money donated to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a national Fund for the millions of daily-wage-workers without a job, due to the lockdown; and many of their colleagues have contributed to a Fund Set Up by The Producers Guild of India for the support of daily-wage and salary earners in the industry, such as technicians and assistants.

But in view of the speculation that the blocking will be extended the manufacturers are already working to anticipate major changes to The Way Bollywood.

filmmaker Karan Johar should Takht begin shooting his next film - a great period Drama - in this April. His team had already started construction in Europe, but speaks to Rajeev Masand , Johar said he was unsure about The Future : "We had a Palace in Florence, which we shot and we shot in Spain at The Alhambra . We had recced this for two years. It is not one of the big concerns you should have now. It's what happens. "

As One of The Most powerful producers in India, he has two movies ready for release and seven others in the production.

"is The only Dharma Productions . Every company, every studio has several such situations. We still don't know if things are Back To normal, what will be The Levels of footfall in cinemas. "

trade experts have suggested that the postponed films will suffer losses, if you let go at Some point, but 83 Director Kabir Khan is optimistic. He predicts that the "industry as a whole, to push in around four months".

But the Bollywood stars and Directors are also aware that their problems pale In Comparison to what is faced by the poor.

actor Vicky Kaushal describes The News as "heartbreaking", but hopes that his fans "you will find so carefully and responsibly" as possible and try the "small pleasures in life".

Similarly, Deepika Padukone says: "Well, it's just a matter of focusing on other things that bring joy, positivity and Happiness . "

Source of news: bbc.com