Film body calls meet on shooting schedules

Kolkata: The president of Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) has called a meeting on Monday to decide on shooting schedules in Bengal after the global outbreak of coronavirus. The decision came in the heels of film bodies in Mumbai, including The India Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA), stalling shootings from March 19 to March 31.

EIMPA president Piya Sengupta said, “We are aware of IMPAA’s decision and we will take a call on Monday. But we have left the decision of closing theatres to individual exhibiters.”

Swarup Biswas, president of Federation Of Cine Technicians & Workers Of Eastern India, told TOI, “No national call has been taken by the all-India federation. We are sending out a letter to all channel heads and EIMPA to discuss the course of action.” Meanwhile, president of Film Federation of India Firdausul Hasan said he had stalled the shooting of a Bratya Basu film. Bangladeshi actor Mosharraf Karim will return to Dhaka by road on Monday. tnn