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Cyclone Tauktae impacts entertainment industry heavily: Sets destroyed, offices inundated

Cyclone Tauktae impacts entertainment industry heavily: Sets destroyed, offices inundated
Written by Shreya Mukherjee
May 20, 2021, 08:36 pm 3 min read
Cyclone Tauktae impacts entertainment industry heavily: Sets destroyed, offices inundated
How has cyclone Tauktae impacted the film industry?

Tauktae has battered several locations in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, and Kerala, causing casualties and damages. The devastating cyclone has also impacted the entertainment industry to a great extent. Sets of major upcoming Bollywood releases like Maidaan and Tiger 3, along with several serials, were destroyed. Many offices were inundated too. Tauktae added further woes to the fraternity that's already struggling because of COVID-19.

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Ajay Devgn-starrer 'Maidaan' sets ravaged, shoot halted for second time

Outdoor sets of Ajay Devgn-starrer Maidaan were ravaged by the storm. There were about 40 crew members on the set, situated on the outskirts of Mumbai, who "tried their best to save as much as they could but their efforts proved totally futile," said a source. Hence its shoot came to a standstill. This is the second time shoot got halted for the film.

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Thankfully, many outdoor scenes in Kolkata, Lucknow have been shot

Earlier in May last year, a 16-acre, high-maintenance set made for the sports drama on that same location had to be dismantled because of COVID-19 and rains. The team has already shot many outdoor scenes in Kolkata and Lucknow. It's slated for an October release.

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'Tiger 3' slightly impacted, 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' avoids damage with precaution

Tiger 3 is another production that suffered, albeit "slightly." The set of the Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif project, created at SRPF Ground, Goregaon, wasn't affected much by the cyclone, since shoots weren't happening at that time, said reports. No casualty was reported. Meanwhile, Sanjay Leela Bhansali had done a smart job and covered the Gangubai Kathiawadi set at Film City before last year's monsoon.

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'Will be a week before shoots can resume'

"The move benefited him immensely," said a source. Not just films, many serial productions that had shifted sets out of Maharashtra to continue shooting across the Western Coast have also suffered. BN Tiwari of FWICE said, "Shoots of serials in Daman, Diu, Umbergaon and Gujarat have been halted." "It'll be a week before the damage can be taken stock of, and shoots can resume."

Looking back
Earlier Bachchan had given account of destruction at Mumbai office

Popular television shows like Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai suffered immensely due to the torrential rains and storms. Reportedly, a wall has collapsed there. Earlier, the crew had said they were successful in securing all the equipment. Amitabh Bachchan's office Janak in Mumbai was also flooded and the senior actor had penned how his staff had battled the disaster bravely, in his recent blog.

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Government has now allowed producers to protect sets from monsoon

Sets of Super Dancer and Indian Idol were erected inside banquet halls, so they remained safe. Producer-actor JD Majethia confirmed several open sets have been washed away. Further, given the situation, Maharashtra government has allowed production houses to cover their sets for the upcoming monsoon.

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Shreya Mukherjee covers entertainment news for NewsBytes. She has previously worked with The New Indian Express as a sub-editor where she also contributed lifestyle and feature articles. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Calcutta and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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