Bollywood veterans along with Dushyant Pratap Singh announces #savebollywood initiative

Corona Virus has taken the whole country in its trap and it has lead to financial crisis for the Indian

Film Industry. Realising the gravity of the situation, Bollywood's veteran promoter and director,

composer Dushyant Pratap Singh along with many other known faces from the industry like actors

Pankaj Berry, Zayed Shaikh, actresses Kavita Tripathi, Soniya Sharma, Arjuman Mugal, Trade Analyst

Atul Mohan, famous publicist Yogesh Lakhani, Music director Anjan Bhatacharya have written to the

honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, and respected Chief Ministers of the states Uddhav

Thackeray, Captain Amrinder Singh and Yogi AdityaNath requesting them to help the film industry on

the state and central level.

This plea includes:

1. Financial rebate for artists and technicians

2. Tax concession for producers

3. People associated with film industry to get semi government ID and to get rebate in government

   enterprises

4. To get the permission to do post production

5. Free Accidental insurance or at a minimal price

   This campaign has been given the name #savebollywood. According to actor Pankaj Berry the

   technicians are passing through a difficult phase and they need immediate help.

   As per Kavita Tripathi big stars are not in that difficulty as the smaller ones. They should get

   immediate help.

   According to Dushyant Pratap Singh, almost 150000 people are associated with Indian Film industry

   in an evident manner who earn their bread and butter on a daily basis.They have not been earning

   at all.

   Trade Analyst Atul Mohan says Indian Film Industry till now has incurred a loss of 2000 crores and

   other sources of entertainment have borne a loss of 3000 crores,there is no possibility of recovering

   back the lost money. According to actress Soniya Sharma, this is the right time when the Indian

   Government should stand with the film industry because Indian stars have always stood for the

   country.

   Jayed Shaikh says this is the right opportunity if the government stands with Indian cinema, it can

   give a new direction to the world cinema. Music Director Anjaan Bhatacharya is deeply saddened to

   see the condition of the music industry right now. He says, the government should come forward to

   help at this hour.

   Bollywood has high hopes and is waiting when will the government take steps to improve the

   condition of the artists of the industry. Along with Bollywood, the regional actors are also bearing

   the same loss and are in dire need of help. According to all the veterans, very soon an appointed

   team will ask for a meeting with honourable Prime Minister and respective Chief Ministers to discuss

   about this matter.