When will social distancing end? A worrying question for Film Industry
After being locked down for several months and days, the question that lingers in everyone’s mind especially those who are social animals, celebs, producers, studio owners, actors, actresses and production unit is when will the Social Distancing End?
While the social imprisonment had made many actors like Akshay Kumar, Sonu Sood, Amitabh Bachchan find creative ways to stay in touch with their fans and also keep up the social connect with the media as well as the industry, what is amiss is the face to face interface which really stimulate and make them feel like wannabe stars. Sonu Sood is busy helping migrants to reach their homes as they become jobless and eager to get back to their villages and towns.
Here are things that amitabh bachchan is tweeting instead of doing promotions and announcing his next movie projects or even meeting his fans. Amitabh writes…
Life be that icecream in a cone or that stirred warm drink .. consume it before it melts or gets cold ..!
While Ranveer Singh is busy talking about washing machine at home.
on the other hand we see Deepika Padukone turning into a school teacher to help people cope with mental issues, and challenges of distress. She is busy tweeting about it. check this latest tweet from her
— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) June 15, 2020
For the movie makers and producers, the biggest drawback due to coronavirus outbreak is not being able to release their movies in theatres. So , we are missing the box office numbers, pre release promotion, promotion and theatre visit of film stars to single screens.
As the unlock begins slowly and steadily, there is still is huge challenge for film stars to begin shoot, as the social distancing norms are in place, so we are talking about more delays, and prolonged shooting schedules and editing and well as post production.
Actress Anushka Sharama, who would have otherwise liked her production to be released in theatres is focussing on getting ink and audience on OTT with the release of Pataal Lok and now Bulbbul readying for premiere on OTT.
Meanwhile at home she is busy nurturing her plants.
Actor Hrithik Feels it is good time to be fit and focus on fitness
What about the theaters which are shut down for long period? Will they be fresh, clean and hygienic, well we have to wait and see? Also, imagine if we are told if you are a family of more than 2 then you may have sit far away from each other.
COVID19 has really changed the norm for every individual, big or small with no disparity.
This is what Karan Johar, is doing at home, who otherwise is a party hopper and big film industry socialite.
Hope we will slowly march toward social non-distancing after we gain confidence that the invisible virus has left us for good.
How long the social distancing will last? Is a question that might be lingering in the minds of stars like Amitabh, Akshay, Anushka Sharma, Deepika Padukone, Ranever, YRF, Red Chillies, Shah Rukh Khan and many others.
Stars from down south like Mahesh Babu is busy with Class of 2020: sharing the video below he wrote Congratulations Class of 2020🎓 You did it!! This is your moment to shine! Go forth and conquer the world ❤️❤️❤️
#Classof2020India
Film makers like RGV (Ram Gopal Varma ) is more busy with doing movies around Corona Virus.
For stars it the lifting of social distancing will be the only relief as their eagerness to meet their fans live must be surely itching in their minds. They also are getting tired of making videos and text messages. What they really need to motivate and rejuvenate the film industry and their career is to be visible.
Despite movies like Gulabo Sitabo, Penguin, Jhund, and other movies finding their way into OTT, the real excitement lies in watching them in theaters and the deafening sound of whistles and cheers what actors and actress really need.
The big thing is every actor, actress is missing Lights, Camera Action and the cheers around them.