Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar shot for an ad film with filmmaker R Balki at Kamalistan studio in Jogeshwari, Mumbai. The shoot was going on since the past three days. In case you are thinking how shooting is possible when the government has not allowed shoots to take place amid COVID-19 lockdown, we have to tell you that Khiladi Kumar shot for ad films, which stresses on the importance on cleanliness and health during Coronavirus crisis.
The makers took all the required permission from the Mumbai Police, copy of which is available with ABP News.
The ad film will be used by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to make people realize their responsibilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Akshay Kumar, who is the brand ambassador for Swach Bharat, will be seen in it. The ad film is being produced in collaboration with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The makers took proper care of social distancing norms and sanitization while shooting the ad film. R. Balki, while exclusively talking to ABP News said, “Akshay Kumar and I shot an ad film for the Health department, based on our responsibilities amid the lockdown. We all have to go to work but at the same time we have to protect ourselves and others.”
Balki went on to say, “Within minutes, we all became used to social distancing, sanitized sets, sanitized outdoor sets, disinfected screens, wearing masks and all. We had a few number of crew while shooting with very strict protocols. We have realized that we could do this great ease.”
“Anil Naidu, the creator of this ad film, told us how we can do the same shoot with very few people and maximum security. We had police and other permissions for the shoot. It was very important for us to shoot because the ad film delivers a very important message. Today we also realized that we have to prepare ourselves for shooting after lockdown,” the ‘PadMan’ director concluded.
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